[MLB-WIRELESS] Cat5 max length

Craig Mead craig.mead at pagesmith.com.au
Fri Jan 24 08:45:39 EST 2003


> Believe it or not, current travels on a wire at slightly less than the
speed of
> light. The speed of any cable is measured as an NVP (nominal velocity of
> propagation). NVP is the speed of the cable expressed as a percentage of
the
> speed of light in a vacuum. Most CAT 5 cable has an NVP of 70% - 75%.
Let's say,
> 72% (or, the speed of Craig Mead's Datsun on a Saturday night).


roflmao

Yes, well, at the moment "the Datto" is only running 72% the speed of SOUND,
but with ma new intacoola and turbo br0, some Type-R and NoS stickers.......
speed of light here we come.


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