[GreenKeys] OT: WTB 8 conductor telephone cable

[Dave Horsfall]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2014, W2HX wrote:

> Hello folks. I need to wire up some serial devices around the shack 
> (including ST-8000). From doing my own Ethernet wiring I still have a 
> ton of crimp on RJ45 plugs that I plan to use. I also plan to use RJ45 
> to DB9/DB25 connectors.  I don’t want to use cat3/5 cable because of the 
> twisted pairs.

You can use twisted-pair (and I have); you just have to pick your pairs 
carefully, in order to avoid cross-talk i.e. try not to twist Tx/Rx 
together etc.

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