On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:34:36 -0800, sebdesn wrote:
>Jim, as an additional question near to this subject. The incoming telco wire
>for a dsl line;
>Is the overal length and make up critical?
> My line hits the house about three feet from the modem connection. However,
>it goes into the attic,then to the basement, and then back to the modem area
>probably a total of a 100' of 50 year old wire.Would I gain anything by
>getting into the box at the down lead and plugging a blocking filter on the
>wiring to the house, and then adding a separate cat 5 run for the ten feet
>directly to the modem? Any enlighten would be appreciated!
I don't consder myself an expert on this at all, but will offer these thoughts.
1) The shorter any wire is, the less likely it is to couple RF from your rig to
the
equipment, especially at HF. So from that point of view, I would sure try to
bang
through the wall and make a more direct connection.
2) From a data point of view, it is my understanding that the DSL signal on
that
line is relatively tolerant of line length up to the limits defined in industry
guidelines for distance from the central office. On the other hand, we also
know
that shorter is better, and can allow higher data rates. I don't know the
frequencies involved -- perhaps someone can jump in and enlighten us.
3) I can't see how adding a ferrite choke to a DSL or other telco line could
HURT,
and it could solve (or prevent) overload of the DSL hardware. One of the guys I
know from another list is currently trying to clean his 160M KW rig out of his
cable or DSL modem. On the other hand, it is often wise to follow the course of
"if
it ain't broke, don't fix it."
4) If you don't have problems, I would leave it alone. But if you poke around
the
wiring with a talkie that hears the ham bands and hear trash coming from that
line,
I would certainly work on cleaning that up.
Someone could do us a great service by providing an overview tutorial on
technologies like DSL from the ham and RFI perspective -- that is, what
frequencies
and modulation schemes do they use, is there any RF trash, and if so, where and
what does it sound like? My guess is that someone on this list could either do
this
off the top of their head, possibly supplemented by some research and/or
reading.
As hams and working engineers, we need to keep up with the varous technologies
that
surround us. All of us can help by educating each other on those that we know
about. I'm trying to do my part.
Jim Brown K9YC
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