Brent can you elaborate on your statement ?, Or anybody from snap av - if it is true ? I was always told that shielded wire without a proper termination ( drain to equipment / both ends - depending on type of connector ) is absolutely useless , and the only thing worst than wire without terminated drain is the wire with terminated shield ( drain ) on one end only - it is basically a definition of an antenna . Why transmit side only ? , when soldering drain wire would it make more sense to solder that wire on both ends ( when proper CAT5/6 connectors are not available ) ?