What’s the Difference Between 50 Ohm and 75 Ohm Coaxial Cable?

This week’s question comes to us from Dan in Oregon:  What is the difference between 50 Ohm and 75 Ohm Coax? Hi Dan, thank you for this excellent question.  This topic comes up quite frequently because a vast majority of electronics manufacturers fail to adequately explain the difference between the two types of coax and precisely...

10-Gigabit Ethernet Backbone Interface Options: Which One Should I Choose?

This week’s question comes to us from Chris in New York: We plan to upgrade our network backbone to 10-Gigabit Ethernet. What interconnect platform should we use?  Thanks Chris for your question.  This topic comes up quite frequently for a number of reasons.  Not too long ago, only medium to large enterprises could viably afford to...

CablesOnDemandBlog.com PR Web Press Release Goes Live

Amphenol Cables on Demand Launches New Official Blog Website at CablesOnDemandBlog.com to Help Answer Customer Cable Questions Cables on Demand (https://CablesOnDemand.com), a division of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) and a leading online retailer of high-performance cables, connectors and accessories, has formally launched an official companion blog website at http://CablesOnDemandBlog.com. The technical-themed blog site aims to answer many...

Question: What is the Difference Between SMA and Reverse Polarity SMA Connectors?

Tech Support: Reverse Polarity Connectors (Image Comparing Standard and Reverse Polarity SMA) Question:  What’s the difference between a regular SMA Connector and a Reverse Polarity SMA Connector?  In the late 1990’s, at the dawn of the WiFi technology boom that has inevitably changed the way we communicate, the Federal Communications Commission was greatly concerned.  Soon,...

SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cables: Passive or Active?

Today’s question comes to us from Bill J. in Ohio:Hello Cable Guy!  I could sure use your help…I am a small business owner in a technology-heavy industry that is relying more and more on cloud-based application, storage and management systems; for both internal use as well as remote access by end-users, i.e. clients, subscribers and affiliates. ...

The Cables on Demand Guide to Better Wi-Fi: (Part 1/2)

Guide to Better Wi-Fi Part One:   Introduction The global proliferation of Wi-Fi devices over the past decade has proven to be nothing short of astounding in its massive scope.  Amazingly, enough Wi-Fi capable devices are being brought into the marketplace to provide every single person on the planet with one new Wi-Fi device per year.  24 billion Wi-Fi devices are projected...

Cables on Demand Guide to Better Wi-Fi (Part 2/2)

Guide to Better Wi-Fi Part Two:   Tools of the Trade Part one of out exclusive Guide to Better Wi-Fi served as an introduction to topic, with particular emphasis placed on the history, environmental and channel characteristics of Wi-Fi technology.  The challenges encountered by the typical Wi-Fi network user and/or administrator are profuse; primarily due to extreme overcrowding...

Amphenol Unveils New OEM-Certified 10G-SFP+ Optical Transceiver Modules (10GBASE-SR Multimode) for 10GbE SFP+ Optical Data Links up to 300m (984′).

08:45 ET from Amphenol Cables on Demand ENDICOTT, N.Y., Nov. 18. 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Amphenol Cables on Demand (www.CablesOnDemand.com), an online subsidiary of interconnect-industry leader, Amphenol Corporation, proudly announces the launch of its new 10-Gigabit (10GBASE-SR) SFP+ Multimode Optical Transceiver Modules. This precision-engineered 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Optical Module is available exclusively from Amphenol Cables on Demand for as low as $76.95 per module....