Yes, I put some of that mesh under a regular optical microscope here
and found the same thing you did . . . it is etched rather than woven.
I was surprised to discover that . . .
I have a friend who has an electron microscope -- if anyone cares to
lend me a bit of mesh, I'd be glad to get pictures of it and post
them. Naturally, I'd return the mesh too if you like.
-- John Rehwinkel KG4L
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