coaxial cable

Shielded transmission line

Coaxial cable is a type of electrical cable with a central conductor surrounded by insulating material, a metallic shield, and an outer jacket—all sharing the same axis.

The shielded design reduces signal interference, making coaxial cable standard for cable television, internet connections, and radio transmission: The technician ran coax through the wall.

Often shortened to coax.

construction

conductor

One who directs musicians

copper · insulation · braiding · foil · mesh · core · aluminum · cladding · layer · tubing

signal

impedance

AC circuit opposition

loss · noise · interference · SNR · decibels · EMI · RFI · crosstalk · propagation

applications

antenna

Broadcast signal receiver

  • satellite dishConcave aerial receiving transmissions
  • CCTVSurveillance camera network
  • RFWireless transmission spectrum

amateur radio · broadband internet · security cameras · test equipment · broadcast · cellular · two-way radio · networking

connectors

F-type

Jaguar sports car

  • RCAHistoric electronics corporation acronym
  • crimpPinch into folds
  • compressionForcing into smaller space

termination · adapter · splice · barrel · male · female · weatherproof · gold-plated

types

hardline

Stubbornly inflexible in stance

direct burial

Categories
Opposites
transmission medium technology

coaxial cablefiber optic cable

Light-transmitting data wire

fiber optics · optical fiber · glass fiber · twisted pair · ethernet cable

wired vs wireless connectivity

coaxial cablewireless

Untethered signal transmission

Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · cellular · radio transmission · satellite

Family

cable, cables, coaxing, coaxed, cabled, coaxes, cabling, axial, coaxingly

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G