[Elecraft] K3S RJ-45 Pin Alignment

[Byron Servies]

There are 2 wiring standards for cat5/5e/6 cable into RJ45 style modular
plugs: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B (aka T568A and T568B). They are
slightly different, and both work to gigabit speeds. You can mix them, but
in a data center, for example, they will try to stick with 1 or the other.

For my station, I use shielded cat6 with Molex cat6 shielded RJ45 modular
plugs compatible with the Neutrik etherCon series cable ends. It can be a
bit of a pain getting the loading bar for the modular plugs installed
properly, but once put together, they work great.

73, Byron N6NUL

On Sunday, May 1, 2016, Michael Blake <k9jri at mac.com> wrote:

> Those specific connections are exactly what "RJ45" describe.
>


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