I agree with Jim. I have pushed long runs of RS232 at lower baud rates (4800) out to about 1000' for some temporary commercial applications.
Some of us just try it and see if it works, and others want to do what is know to work. Me, I'm a just try it type of person. Mike va3mw On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu,1/21/2016 10:32 AM, Michael Walker wrote: > >> I wanted to mention that for those that want long RS232 runs for devices >> (Steppir, Rotator, Elecraft Amp), >> > > It helps to define "long." Distance for RS232 was originally defined in > feet. Many years ago, it was redefined in terms of capacitance between > conductors. Using cables as common as CAT5, lengths of 200 ft or more are > no problem. Simply use one pair per signalling circuit. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
