The Evaluation of Cable Irregularities at Very High Frequencies

The magnitude and distribution of cable irregularities are related statistically to the end-to-end input-impedance difference under conditions involving a large number of wavelengths and appreciable attenuation. The manner of variation of the measured quantities with frequency and irregularity magnitude and distribution is revealed. These relationships are shown in the form of master curves for a particular cable on the assumption of exponential fault correlation.