cable tv over cat5

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 Question by william meenan posted 09 Dec 2005
 cable tv over cat5
can i convert cat5 to a "f" type connection for standard cable brodcast...channels 14-125?
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 Answer by Joseph Golan posted 10 Dec 2005
Dear William,

Yes you can but you may be limited to the number of channels. What you need as a CATV type "Balun" which will convert the signals from RG-6 coax to UTP (category 5e).
Take a look at this url for some info. The number of channels is different for other manufacturers

www.muxlab.com/assets/files/datasheets/VE_CATV_Balun.pdf
Sincerely,
Joseph Golan, RCDD

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