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Old September 20th 09, 08:50 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Roy Lewallen Roy Lewallen is offline
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Default Resaonance and minimum SWR

Antonio Vernucci wrote:
. . .
Under the assumption that dielectric loss is negligible, a permittivity
2.26 time higher than that of air results in a lower inner conductor
diameter, for a given outer diameter cable and a given impedance. . .


Yes, and this is why foamed dielectric cable has lower loss than solid
dielectric cable. Not because of lower dielectric loss (at least below a
few GHz), but because it has a larger center conductor for the same
impedance and outside diameter.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL