RE: low-quality cctv audio over cat5

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

Did you get a response to this ? I couldn't see one but may have missed
it.
I would give it a try with the soldering iron and Cat5 for both 2-way
audio and video.

If that's no good, probably the next cheapest solution would be an RF
modulator and send the a/v over a coax run. I'm not sure how you'd get
two-way audio over a single run though.

Finally, if that's no good, try a pair of Keith's KAT5 modules, now
available from www.laser.com. You may need a custom pair though to
handle the two-way nature of the audio. Keith'd be the best one to
advise.

HTH,

Tim.


> -----Original Message-----
> From:  John Risby
>
> I've got a cctv camera in the porch, it's one of those cheapo
> ones from aldi a few months ago. it has b&w video and 2-way audio.
>
> having recently totally rewired, I now have structured cat5
> wiring around the house, and a fair bit of coax as well.
>
> I can run the video over coax, but I also want to be able to
> take the 2-way audio.
>
> I have some cat5 by the door I can use, what's the best way
> of doing this?
>
> bearing in mind the audio is just to speak/listen to someone
> at the door (over the built in mic/speaker in the camera),
> can I just solder a couple of audio connectors to a cat5 plug
> and run it directly over cat5?
> if not, what is the best way to do this?
>
> thanks
> john