Cable and connector shielding attenuation and transfer impedance measurements using quadraxial and quintaxial test methods

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:4161407

Madle, P J

The relations between the shielding attenuation, the transfer impedance and the shielding effectiveness of an assembly of shielded cables and connectors are discussed. Six possible shielding attenuation test methods, i.e., open wire, coaxial, inverted triaxial, quadraxial, and quintaxial, are described and their advantages, disadvantages and limitations are discussed. The use of the quintaxial test method is illustrated by a limited amount of test data obtained on several types of standard coaxial cable. The samples tested were of approximately 75 cm length and ranged from approximately 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm in dia. The frequency range of the tests extended from 0.1 MHz to 3,000 MHz. (auth)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• NSA Number: NSA-33-007173
• OSTI ID: 4161407
• Report Number(s): PEM--45
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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