Potemkin
28 Apr 05, 06:08 PM
I want to connect some CCTV cameras to Clipsal's quad switcher, but all the cabling has been done and the installer installed shielded, 8 core Cat5 cable.
I know there might be some issues with impedance matching but cannot find adequate information on how to do this and whether it is in fact neccesary. As far as I can understand the 75ohm coax cable generally used for such applications' impedance is determined in a much higher frequency range (+- 800 MHz) and the 100ohm impedance of Cat5 is determined at 100Mhz.
Any help?
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I know there might be some issues with impedance matching but cannot find adequate information on how to do this and whether it is in fact neccesary. As far as I can understand the 75ohm coax cable generally used for such applications' impedance is determined in a much higher frequency range (+- 800 MHz) and the 100ohm impedance of Cat5 is determined at 100Mhz.
Any help?
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