Re: [Elecraft] FW: [OT] Headphone Splitter - Not The Kind You May Be Thinking

I make all my audio cables out of plain old CAT5 cable (be sure to use the stranded variety). The stuff's a real bargain, and the twisted pair construction makes it a great choice around RF. I picked up a 100 meter spool in eBay for around $30. I either don't use the spare pairs or double 'em u

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [OT] Headphone Splitter - Not The Kind You May Be Thinking

I use miniature coax for 2-conductor (center plus shield) audiopatch cables, but you'd never fit four of them into the common plug (for combining two stereo circuits). A better solution would be some of the specialty miniature shielded twisted pair cable that companies like Belden make for port

Re: [Elecraft] FW: [OT] Headphone Splitter - Not The Kind You May Be Thinking

dphone Splitter - Not The Kind You May Be Thinking Oops! Quite right. Thank you Dwight! RG-74 is big stuff. RG-174 is the small stuff (like the TMP coaxial cables used in the K3/K3S). As others pointed out RG-174 has only one internal conductor. You need to tie two lengths together for a three-

[Elecraft] FW: [OT] Headphone Splitter - Not The Kind You May Be Thinking

Oops! Quite right. Thank you Dwight! RG-74 is big stuff. RG-174 is the small stuff (like the TMP coaxial cables used in the K3/K3S). As others pointed out RG-174 has only one internal conductor. You need to tie two lengths together for a three-conductor cable, but for a short pigtail such as a