On Aug 12, 1996 at 19:59 hrs, Arthur Marsh of 3:800/812 wrote to John Clarke:

Hello Arthur,

 AM> On Sat 03 Aug at 10:48 John Clarke (3:713/730{at}fidonet) wrote to 
 AM> Arthur Marsh:

AM>> A max -10 dB transmit, max 7 dB CAN loss, 6 dB IEN 
AM>> loss, max 7 dB CAN loss makes for a minimum receive 
AM>> level of -30 dB.

 AM> Oops, "Access network installations which have bridged taps and cable 
 AM> joins of dissimilar gauge cables shall have an additional allowance 
 AM> of up to 1.5 dB for each CAN".

Erk, it gets worse.  A bridged tap would be unusual but cable joints of
dissimilar gauge cables more so.

Regards ... John
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