Allan Lee wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
 AL> I read an Arcnet FAQ and the person who wrote the faq said
 AL> that one can use other cables besides the preferred coaxial
 AL> cable (which is RG-62 93 Ohm), like a TV antenna cable
 AL> (RG-59 75 Ohm).
 MB> ARCnet is very tolerant.  You can use RG-59 cable, but 
 MB> the impedance mismatch will result in greater effective 
 MB> loss and therefore shorter maximum length.
 AL> So I can use RG-59 cables, but the only loss is shorter
 AL> maximum length?
Yes, although you can introduce additional impedance discontinuities by using 
passive hubs, and more impedance discontinuities will further shorten the 
maximum length.  However, ARCnet will probably work otherwise.
 
-- Mike
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