Thursday, November 30, 2017

Types of Coaxial Cable

I am in the cabling industry and have a requirement for coaxial cables. I am sure there must be different types of such cables. Please tell me more about the different types so I can decide which one will suit my specific requirement.

The following is a brief of the different types of coaxial cables:

Twin-axial cable: A twin-axial cable is commonly used for high-speed, short-range signalling applications, including network hardware with SFP+ interfaces.

Tri-axial cable: Commonly known as “triax, this cable has as an extra layer or an outer jacket that covers an outer braid. A tri-axial cable provides greater bandwidth and prevents data loss. It is commonly used in the broadcasting industry.

Semi-rigid coaxial cable: A semi-rigid cable provides better dielectric properties for enhanced performance at high frequencies but is limited in size and frequency transmission.

Hard line coaxial cable: This cable is a heavy-duty coaxial cable and comes with a rigid outer shield. A hard line cable is perfect for radio transmitters requiring high signal strength.

Rigid cable: A rigid cable contains two copper tubes and a PTFE dielectric buffer supported at its ends. It has the capacity to operate TV and FM frequencies with multi-channel transmission.

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