[TowerTalk] Using Plenum Plenum Cable

[Bob Nielsen]

On Jun 21, 2006, at 10:55 AM, K8RI on Tower talk wrote:

>
> Nor have I heard of any base T cabling. I use Cat5e used for a gigabit
> netork and lots of it. Like many cables it has to meet a spec for  
> handleing
> signals.The mechanical quality of Cat5e cable varies widely.  I  
> have one
> piece that has been just laying on the ground now for a couple of  
> yerars
> with no noticable deteoriation.

10base-T refers to the type of ethernet connection which used Cat5,  
etc., cables.  As opposed to 10base-2 which used 50-ohm coax.  I  
don't see that nomenclature used much anymore.