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   Gerhard Hoffmann to All   
   Re: Velocity factor of co-ax   
   23 Jan 26 20:39:13   
   
   From: dk4xp@arcor.de   
      
   Am 23.01.26 um 19:50 schrieb Cursitor Doom:   
      
   > Are you *sure* it's standard RG58? No suffixes/prefixes? Does it   
   > physically  (I mean from visual inspection) conform to the published   
   > specs if you peel back the layers and have a good look? And preferably   
   > a measure-up.   
      
   There is no standard for RG58. There was one defined in WWII but it   
   has been withdrawn some eons ago. Nowadays you can write RG58 on just   
   about everything. The first thing to get worse was the amount of   
   copper in the shield. See-thru now.   
      
   Gerhard   
      
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