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Re: [TowerTalk] LMR-400 LMR-600 Equivalent (and stuff)

To: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>, "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] LMR-400 LMR-600 Equivalent (and stuff)
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:42:59 -0700
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On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:21:36 -0700, Marlon K. Schafer \(509\) 982-2181 
wrote:

>"kinking" cat 5 doesn't hurt anything unless you mess up the insulation in 
>the process. 

WRONG!  Ethernet traffic is broadband data, with components well into the 
tens of MHz. CAT5 cable is four parallel transmission lines with twist 
ratios that are offset from each other to minimize crosstalk from one pair 
to another. Kinking puts discontinuities in the cable, which can degrade 
the data waveform. It can also degrade noise immunity and crosstalk, and 
increase leakage from the cable (to your radio). You may not notice the 
data degradation, because Ethernet includes error correction and re-sends 
when data is corrupted. The effect is slower data exchange. 

73,

Jim Brown K9YC


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