[RFI] CAT 5 pairs

[Charlie Gallo]

On 12/18/2012 rick darwicki wrote:

> Running about 70' of Cat 5 to the modem using the pair with the
> most twist. What should I do with the other pairs? Tie them
> together? Parallel them to the modem?
>  
Use the Blue/white pair

Today, the telco doesn't run the old classic 'quad' station wire, they also use CAT-5 (or 6)

The color order is blue, orange, green, brown - the way to remember is "sky to ground" - Blue sky, orange sun, green grass, brown earth

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73 de KG2V - Charles Gallo
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