Communication Cable

Following cable is available: 3 twisted pairs, overall shielded, steel armored, PVC insulated, 0.75 sq mm stranded copper conductor

Can this instrumentation cable be used for RS422 communication over a distance of about 500 m with data rate of 9.6 K or 19.2 K bps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-422

Standard EIA RS-422
Physical Media Twisted Pair
Network Topology Point-to-point, Multi-dropped
Maximum Devices 10 (1 driver & 10 receivers)
Maximum Distance 1500 metres (4,900 ft)
Mode of Operation Differential
Maximum Baud Rate 100 kbit/s – 10 Mbit/s
Voltage Levels −6V to +6V (maximum differential Voltage)
Mark (1) Negative Voltages
Space (0) Positive voltages
Available Signals Tx+, Tx-, Rx+, Rx- (Full Duplex)

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geniusintraining, thanks for the reply.

I asked the question because normally 24 AWG twisted pair cables with 100 ohm characteristic impedance and low mutual capacitance are recommended for RS422. I don't have characteristic impedance and mutual capacitance data for the cable which I have mentioned. I wanted to know if anybody has successfully used standard shielded twisted pair instrumentation cable (which are used for 4-20mA signals) for low data rate communication for a distance of about 500m.

Sure it will work.

If you have problems with it just blame me.

RussB, thanks for the response.
I shall try to use the cable (and I won't blame you!).