[Elecraft] FW: [OT] Headphone Splitter - Not The Kind You May Be Thinking

[Randy Farmer]

I make all my audio cables out of plain old CAT5 cable (be sure to use 
the stranded variety). The stuff's a real bargain, and the twisted pair 
construction makes it a great choice around RF. I picked up a 100 meter 
spool in eBay for around $30. I either don't use the spare pairs or 
double 'em up, depending on the capacity of the connector terminals. I 
use mostly Rean connectors, available from Mouser, for my audio cables. 
They're good quality and you can get shells that take larger diameter 
cable if needed for the 1/4" and 3.5mm plugs.

73...
Randy, W8FN

On 11/8/2015 10:43 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> I use miniature coax for 2-conductor (center plus shield) audiopatch 
> cables, but you'd never fit four of them into the common plug (for 
> combining two stereo circuits). A better solution would be some of the 
> specialty miniature shielded twisted pair cable that companies like 
> Belden make for portable use with microphones. It IS possible to 
> shoehorn two of them into a Switchcraft plug.