Will twisting it at the ends (so the tswists go under the sheath) fix this? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Technomage wrote: > mike havens wrote: > > all I need it for is patch cables... and telephone cables. Why doesn't > > crosstalk affect the telephone signal? > > > > > most PSTN signalling is of low bandwidth (especially on the "last mile" > run). now DSL is kind of an > exception to this (except you need line filters on your phones to keep > from hearing the "static" of the modem. > > you can probably get away with 10BaseT signalling on cat 3, but because > of how the cable itself is wound > (turns per foot, etc) your max length will be very limited. 100BaseT is > not recommended at all owing to > the large about of bandwidth used (typically greated that 200 Mhz wide) > and cat 3 cable will > act as an antenna at lengths longer than about 18 inches. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: