On 6 Jul, 01:33, Mark McIntyre
wrote:
wrote:
The most recent attempts have been made using a short coax and a
moderately short Ethernet cable.
Neither of these were brand new as you recommend, but the
disappointing results may inspire someone to go shopping.

If it is coax with screw on F-connectors, I'd certainly
check this out for starters.
Everyone thinks he is an expert on such things

But do they?

Hence my point about shop-bought cabling.

I make my own but then I already spent a period demonstrating to my
clients all the common ways to screw up (568A vs 568B.. plug held wrong
way up.. accidental swapping of c/w and c... short core to shield...
nicking insulation... nicking core... etc). I now have a shed full of
screwed up cat5 patches I retain as salutory lessons for any trainees I
might stupidly employ...

They'd have my sympathy, that's for sure.

I've been around for long enough to recognise attemts by "specialists"
to bamboozle the punters.

Come on Einstein, how difficult is it to put a plug on a cable
properly? Anyone who wishes to can find the tools and clear,
Illustrated instructions available on the Internet. You underestimate
the rest of humanity.
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Regards,
Dick Treen