[olug] attn Wireless ISPs WTB Shielded and Grounded Cat5e cable

Kenny Kant akennykant at gmail.com
Thu Sep 5 05:41:43 UTC 2013


Not sure what we run here now but I can tell you UBNT tough cable is crap.  We had it used on a number of towers and it needed replacement within a year.  Outside shielding cracked very badly.

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On Aug 24, 2013, at 10:55 PM, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:

> i need relatively short runs of shielded / grounded Cat5e or Cat6
> cable for some outdoor equipment at the house.  Something that will
> theoretically drain Electrostatic Discharge away from my equipment.
> 
> Something like Ubiquity ToughCable
> http://www.ubnt.com/airmax#toughcable
> 
> Bullet Nanostation M or just the Bullet.
> 
> For one particular node, 20 feet oughta do it.  The other nodes are
> longer runs.
> 
> For those that have outdoor POE cameras or operate Wireless ISPs, what
> do you do short of using fiber optic equipment?
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