John,
This may be a classic example of how not to do it. I have my shack in a
room in my basement. I have cable internet service with the Syslink modem
and Syslink router located in my shack and sitting 1 inch to the left of my
Alpha 87A. I like to be able to monitor the indicator LEDs. Two CAT 5
unshielded twisted pair cables service the shack computers with another two
cables going to upstairs computers. The cables that go upstairs are routed
through a 2" x 6" slot in the wall which also holds all my coax/rotor cables
going out to the tower. All that being said, I get no communication
problems with the cable internet that I can detect; even running full power
and for extended periods of time during contests. I do have all my radio
equipment grounded to an 8 foot ground rod pounded through the basement
floor just behind the radio table. One of the computers in the shack is an
HP and the other is homebrew with both using Pentium 4 processors. I use
Windows to network the computers to each other and to peripherals.
I would not invite emulation but just to let you know that a minimalist
system works.
Ron ND5S
Visit my Website at:
www.qsl.net/nd5s
----- Original Message -----
From: "W0UN--John Brosnahan" <shr@medinaec.com>
To: <WriteLog@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] WriteLog ethernet
> I received many replies off-line as well as some on-line. All seemed
> to indicate that there is no RFI issue with CAT5 ethernet. But being a
> belt and suspenders guy I liked Paul, K4JA's reply. He is using
> shielded CAT5E cable for his site. It is more expensive of course
> but I may use it just to be on the safe side--at least for any long runs
> that get buried in the walls.
>
> Thanks for all of the input and here is a URL to one of the various
> shielded CAT5 cables in case anyone is interested.
>
> http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DBC2003&cat=pc&blind=
>
> John W0UN
>
>
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