Flexible armored communication cable and method of manufacture

A long, flexible, armored communication cable comprising:

• an elongated central core member including a substantially cylindrical non-metallic compressible outer jacket;
• said elongated central core member including at least one wire;
• at least one outer armor wire member, said at least one outer armor wire member including preformed spaced apart coils;
• and
• said preformed, spaced apart coils being wrapped around said non-metallic compressible outer jacket to affix the position of said non-metallic compressible outer jacket with respect to said preformed, spaced apart coils to provide crush protection for said elongated central core member;
• at least one exposed portion on the long, flexible, armored communication cable formed by removing at least a portion of said at least one outer armor wire member to expose said elongated central core member;
• means for sensing a physical parameter such as vibration, noise, pressure, liquid level, temperature, or radiation connected to said central core member at said at least one exposed portion;
• wherein the ratio of the outer diameter of the long, flexible, armored communication cable to the thickness of said at least one outer armor wire member is between about 4:1 to 11:1.