What are the characteristics of a coaxial cable?

What are the characteristics of a coaxial cable? Correct Answer It has a center conductor covered with an insulator, then braided or solid outer conductor, and then insulation.

Coaxial cable:

  • Coaxial cable is a type of copper cable specially built with a metal shield and other components engineered to block signal interference.
  • It is primarily used by cable TV companies to connect their satellite antenna facilities to customer homes and businesses.
  • Coaxial cables can be used to carry signals for internet connections, but internet signals run at higher frequencies than traditional analog video.
  • Coaxial cables prevent the cable from electromagnetic waves from transmitting the signal.
  • ​Fiber optics and household cable are also an example of coaxial cable.

A typical coaxial cable looks like this:

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Related Questions

In the following figure, the transmitter Tx sends a wideband modulated RF signal via a coaxial cable to the receiver Rx. The output impedance ZT of Tx, the characteristic impedance Z0 of the cable, and the input impedance ZR of Rx are all real. Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the distortion of the received signal due to impedance mismatch?