> Guard traces ar great ways to make accidental band pass filters. Why > would anyone advise using them to control cross talk? Because the word hasn't gotten around to most electrical engineers that it doesn't work like they think it should. So it continues to be done, and many engineers wouldn't think there is anything wrong with it. On first glance it seems like a reasonable thing to do, akin to putting a shield around a wire, turning it into coax. Reality is another matter. Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu