RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL-CORE COAXIAL CABLE,

Abstract

Deliberations of the CCITT, leading to the preparation of a standard specification for a 4.4 mm coaxial communication cable have stimulated considerable design activity in the field of small core cables. Two novel solutions are described in this paper, taking as principal requirements the achievement of: (a) low attenuation, (b) constancy of electrical parameters. The first design, which meets the CCITT requirements, has an outer conductor comprising a folded tape with a longitudinal seam, and is separated from the inner conductor by a series of polythene discs within a polythene tube. The latter are produced and applied by a novel process, in which a strip of polythene with contiguous half-discs is continuously extrusion moulded, folded round the centre conductor, and heat sealed. The manufacturing process is described, and the advantages and performance with this type of construction discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0656100

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  • S. G. Foord

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Cables
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Construction
  • Extrusion
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Polyethylene
  • Reliability
  • Specifications
  • Standards

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