This one is rated to 1250 meters... with CAT-3 cable (TELCO). Use better cable and proper terminations and you MIGHT be able to extend that a bit. Add an inline amp/repeater, and the distance could be extended to... well... a long way...
How far you need to go? 73, ______________________ Clay Autery On 1/21/2016 12:44 PM, Jim Brown 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]
