>Do I need to get a cable like this one: >"This is fully shielded, straight-through Serial cable. It has >molded DB9 male to female connectors."
No. You can build a better one using ordinary CAT5 and two DB9 connectors. Because CAT5 is twisted pair, it provides much better noise and RF immunity than cables that are not twisted pairs. Twisting is FAR more important in noise/RF rejection than cable shielding. See the chapter on "Solving Problems in the Shack" in http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf 73, Jim Brown K9YC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
