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Title: Changing to a Ethernet Cat6 cable to
Post by: Falcon200EX on September 18, 2025, 09:16:43 PM

Hi, I'm moving my SBS-3 to a different position which will require changing the 10 metres of existing cat5 cable. The new position will use around 15 metres of new cable and wondered if I could use cat6 instead of cat5.

Many thanks

Mike

Title: Re: Changing to a Ethernet Cat6 cable to
Post by: Anmer on September 18, 2025, 10:10:37 PM

I think you can use Cat6. Higher bandwidth (and cost) than Cat5. Otherwise compatible, from what I can see. But you're unlikely to see any difference in SBS performance.

Title: Re: Changing to a Ethernet Cat6 cable to
Post by: Falcon200EX on October 09, 2025, 09:59:46 PM

I did use Cat6 cable in the end and all is working well. I also experimented with using the Wi Fi range extenders one plugged in near to the router and the other plugged in near to the Basestation but this failed to work. I thought there was a way of not having to use an ethernet cable but obviously not.
After 2 months of the Basestation being packed away in a box during our house move it's good to have it back up and runnimg again.

Many thanks
Mike

Title: Re: Changing to a Ethernet Cat6 cable to
Post by: Anmer on October 10, 2025, 07:56:19 AM

Thanks for the update.

In the past I've successfully used range extenders with the SBS and BaseStation.

Radarspotting

Mode-S Receivers => Kinetic's SBS-3 => Topic started by: Falcon200EX on September 18, 2025, 09:16:43 PM