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to: MIKE BILOW
from: CHARLES RING
date: 1997-08-09 23:28:00
subject: RG58 ?

 CM>> RG58A/U is recommended.. RG58 is not quite up to spec.
 MB> In fact, the "A" indicates the type of jacket insulation, which is
 MB> irrelevant for Ethernet use unless you are burying the cable
 MB> underground.  These old military designators were actually formally
 MB> dropped over 30 years ago, but the terms have survived by custom.
 MB> Higher quality manufacturers such as Belden usually just use their own
 MB> numbering system.
The "A" mainly indicates a stranded center conductor - much more survivable 
if there's even slight flexing.
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