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A radio wave in free space travels with the speed of light. When a wave travels on a transmission line, it travels slower, travelling through a dielectric/insulation. The speed at which it travels on a line compared to the free-space velocity is known as the "velocity factor". Typical figures are: Twin line 0.82, Coaxial cable 0.66, (free space 1.0). So a wave in a coaxial cable travels at about 66% of the speed of light (as an example). In practice this means that if you have to cut a length of coaxial transmission line to be a half-wavelength long (for, say, some antenna application), the length of line you cut off will have to be 0.66 of the free-space length that you calculated.
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