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Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:00 pm
by VK4WDM
One of our local electronic suppliers has a roll of the following cable gathering dust and prepared to sell it cheaply. He had no idea of its specs or possible use. KORDZ Quantum-SD Silver serial digital interconnect.
Would it be useful around a ham shack? If so I will go and make an offer he cannot refuse
73
Wayne VK4WDM
Re: Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:17 pm
by VK4TI
Does it have a number printed every meter or so along it's length ?.
I suspect it might be shielded or unshielded serial cable multi core ?
Re: Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:11 pm
by VK4WDM
No number that I can see. Single inner conductor silver plated, dual shield - braid and foil. Dark blue plastic cover. Looks very well made.
Wayne
Re: Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:00 pm
by VK4TI
if it meets Australian stds it must have a number , printed on the cable or the box , sounds like old style data able .
Re: Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 6:09 am
by VK4ZEJ
Hi Wayne,
Might be worth giving theses people a ring. They might have the answers your looking for.
Kordz Pty Ltd
1/11 Sir Laurence Drive
SEAFORD VIC 3198
Tel: 03 9776 8340
Fax: 03 9776 8390
Wolfgang Meyer - Sales Agent
Tel: 0414 294 146
Eddie - VK4EDD
Re: Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:23 pm
by VK2XSO
If you have a picture of it with the layers stripped back. I sounds a lot like RG214 or RG223 depending on the diameter.
Never through anything out, everything is useful. I thought you said you were a ham?
Re: Is this a useful cable?
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:29 pm
by ZL2TDA
It sounds like SDI cable - as it says. If so it is high quality 75 Ohm video type cable intended to carry serial digital video at bit rates up around 220Mb.
Probably not a lot of use for Ham radio. Buy it then go and hock it off to your local TV studio.
Denis ZL2TDA