[Milsurplus] Softening hard coax

[James C Whartenby]

Duh!
John, you are so right.  The cable is about the size of RG-8 so that is
what I saw!  The shielded wire I am use to seeing is about the size of
RG-58 and indeed rubber covered.  So, part of the mystery is solved! 
Time to check the web.
Thanks,
Jim


On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:51:00 -0400 "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com> writes:
> If it's for audio frequencies, is it true coax, rather than shielded 
> wire? I may
> be poking my head in at the tail end of this thread, but coax that's 
> rubber
> covered is pretty uncommon. Plastic jacketed coax is much more 
> common, and
> really does not harden much.  Rubber jacketed shielded wire is 
> easily available.
> BTW, the difference between coax and shielded wire is that the 
> former has
> controlled impedance.
> 
> -John