Twinax Cable

Twinax cable is used to connect the antenna to the reader. There are many manufacturers of this wire and is available from commercial electronics distributors. There are many types of twinax cable. These are the specifications from Texas Instruments:

• Impedance 100-105 ohms
• Capacitance 15 pF/ft (50pF/meter)

Twinax cable part numbers and sources

• Belden 9207
• IBM 7362211 (also Commscope)
• Pacific Cable
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