the standard cable is not Cat5, it's just a ribbon cable with RJ45's (I think?) at each end. Cat5 should work, though, and I'd be surprised if anything less than ~50ft+ would be an issue.
-- Jeff KC9WSJ <j...@kc9wsj.us> On Mon, 2018-07-09 at 23:51 -0400, Dick Green wrote: > The W2 wattmeter comes with a 5-foot Cat5 cable to connect the coupler to > the display unit. I need to use a longer cable, maybe 10-15 feet. I’ve > searched the reflector archives and web for any information about the max > Cat5 cable length but haven’t found any. > > Does anyone know? Does the calibration routine in the W2 Utility > compensate for different cable lengths? > > 73, Dick WC1M ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com