Transceive cables for SB series

Jim Conners jimconners at JUNO.COM
Tue Mar 16 14:12:02 EST 1999


ARCNET Lans use RG-62
jim

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 06:17:10 -0600 "CHRISTOPHER W. (Chris) BOONE"
<Cboone at EARTHLINK.NET> writes:
>RG62 is used in IBM 3270 Mainframe and some other FEW data
>networks...Ethernet LANs that run THICK ethernet uses 50ohm coax
>such as RG58 or RG8 (a spiked tap scores through to the center
>conductor and makes the connection...in other words, DONT use
>coax from a LAN...it has holes all thru it and is not rated for
>VHF work anyway..)
>I used RG62 at my former job working in Telecom.....any good
>coax dealer should have some...or contact any IBM mainframe
>service or dealer...they may have some short pieces lying around.
>(But I used RG58 on my 401/303 successfully...I THINK the
>difference in capacitance may make a slight difference in loading
>on the LMOs)
>
>Chris
>WB5ITT
>
>Multi-Volti Devices wrote:
>>
>> I THINK RG-62 is 93 ohms. I also THINK some of the data coax cables
>used for
>> LAN's, Ethernet, whatever it's called, are 93 ohms.
>>
>
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