Nigel,
The TC-Pro looks like
it’s outdoor rated, but not so much tower use. In some cases
that I may go, I will be collocated with public safety
equipment and I know that the cable they will require must
be tower rated cable. I like this stuff, even at it’s price,
since it can be grounded just like coax at the required
points of contact using standard grounding kits provided by
Times or Belden. I get it’s pricy, but I’d rather be safe
than sorry.
From: PSDR
<psdr-bounces@hamwan.org> On Behalf Of
Nigel Vander Houwen
Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 8:55 PM
To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org>
Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] 1/2" Outdoor UV
Protected CAT 5e
Ooof, that pricing is real rough. Unless
there’s a real specific circumstance, it’s pretty hard to
justify a 50x+ cost increase for some ethernet cable.
Nigel
Please see
attached data sheet. And I got an email with
pricing:
Custom cuts are $10/ft but I can
do a full 1000ft spool for $7500
From: PSDR
<psdr-bounces@hamwan.org> On
Behalf Of Tim
Osburn
Sent: Sunday,
September 1, 2019 8:01 PM
To: Puget
Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org>
Subject: Re:
[HamWAN PSDR] 1/2" Outdoor UV Protected CAT 5e
You happen
to know the cost per foot on that.
I’m not sure
what the current cable type and
product is running from tower mounted
antennas to the equipment in the site
shelters, but check this product out.
I came across this Outdoor rated CAT5e
cable designed to mount alongside coax
on a tower. It grounds like ½” coax.
This is exciting things that jumped
out to me:
-
Mounts to towers
using common coax rubber doughnut ½”
mounts
-
Can be grounded
just like coax to meet the requirements
of the site owner
-
Is Outdoor rated
-
Is UV rated
If interested,
please see Tyler Booth, contact card
attached.
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