You know about coaxial cable (Fig. 1). We all use it in one form or another, and it seems simple enough. But while modern cable products are better than ever, there are some real subtitles in their ...

A coaxial cable that is typically used to transmit TV channels from an antenna or cable company. See RF and F connector. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

Many years ago, I was at a design review where a team member responded to a design issue by saying “that's no big deal, it's just a cable between the two units.” A senior member of the team responded ...

How do you know that your patch cables are good? For simple jumper wires, a multimeter is about all you need to know for sure. But things can get weird in the RF world, in which case you might want to ...

At DC and low frequency, we can pretend wires are perfect conductors. At radio frequencies, though, there are many effects that you need to take into account for wires and cables. One of these is ...

I am a regular reader of RFID Journal, which I find very useful. The content is amazing indeed for RFID professionals. I’d like to seek your expertise with regard to a question concerning RF cable ...

At European Microwave Week, Electronic Specifier's Mark Gradwell spoke with Ronald Orban, Product Manager for RF and Microwave at Molex ...

Here is an ideal wireless network cable tester to check whether RF signal is present in the network cable or not. It is a non contact version tester and can detect the presence of RF signal from a ...

If you’ve looked at a spec sheet for coaxial cable, you’ve no doubt seen a parameter called velocity of propagation. For instance, the published velocity of propagation for CommScope’s F59 HEC-2 ...

Wireless communications products that depend on RF principles are everywhere these days, and the growth rate is astonishing. From cell phones and wireless PDAs to Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, Bluetooth ...