Shielded cable

A cable article having shielding against EMI and RFI, comprising:

• a conductive core member;
• at least one layer of insulation disposed over said conductive core member;
• a layer of shield material consisting essentially of metallic coated aramid fibers are braided into a mesh to provide a protective shield layer disposed over the insulated conductive core member, said braided mesh forming a shield layer that exceeds 96% coverage of said at least one layer of insulation and providing shielding effectiveness of 25-40 decibels across a frequency range of 10 to 1000 MHz;
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• a jacket disposed over said protective shield layer comprising at least one layer of material.

A cable article having shielding against EMI and RFI, comprising:

• a conductive core member;
• at least one layer of insulation disposed over said conductive core member;
• a layer of shield material consisting essentially of metallic coated aramid fibers are braided into a mesh to provide a protective shield layer disposed over the insulated conductive core member, said braided mesh forming a shield layer that exceeds 96% coverage of said at least one layer of insulation and providing characteristic impedance of 10.sup.1 to 10.sup.3 milliohms/meter across a frequency range of 100 KHz to 300 MHz and
• a jacket disposed over said protective shield layer comprising at least one layer of material.