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 ...

I am afrain that you are wrong. That article deals with ARCNET not ETHERNET. The max distance for ethernet is due to the minimum packet size (64 bytes?) and the speed of an electrical impulse in the ...

I assume not, but wanted to make sure I wouldn't be shooting myself with a 6m run. There's nothing in the spec that I know of, but 15m is a rule of thumb I see thrown around a lot. 6m is perfectly ...

Cables for the transport of radio frequency signals are almost invariably coaxial, apart from a few specialized applications such as HF aerial feeder which may use balanced lines. Coax's outstanding ...