[Lowfer] Cat 5 cable

Sat, 03 May 2003 07:05:33 -0400

Mike

Yes - got my private back in 1985.

BTW, if you are interested in a bigger conductor I've got 200 feet of #8
THHN black stranded I'm not using that you can have for the cost of UPS
ground...if you or anyone else is interested.

Jay

WE0H wrote:

> So Jay, do you fly???
>
> Mike Reid
> http://www.we0h.us/airplanes
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Jay Rusgrove
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:59 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Cat 5 cable
>
> Mike
>
> Yeah...I guess that sounds strange as I re-read it now.
>
> Running a 2.4 GHz wireless network bridge between home and my shop at
> the airport - about a mile and a half away. Here at home there is a 220'
> run of ethernet (120' to the tower and up the tower to the 100 ' level)
> to the 2.4GHz transceiver and yagi antenna. DC power is sent up the
> ethernet cable as well. Going with shielded CAT5E for lightning
> protection purposes - all I've got up there right now is ordinary
> unshielded CAT5E (temporary for proof of concept) so I'm not very well
> protected. Learned years ago with the VHF/UHF multi multi that power to
> sensitive equipment on the towers (read GaAsFET preamplifiers) needs to
> be over shielded cable.
>
> BTW, we've got pretty good static tonight but I'm seeing bits and pieces
> of TMO. Guess we've got all summer to play with element lengths to see
> what works best with all this static. Not sure we need listener
> adjustable element lengths but it would be cool to give it a try!
>
> Jay
>
> Mike Staines wrote:
>
> > Jay:
> >
> > > I'm getting some shielded direct
> > > burial CAT5E in next week for an ethernet run up the tower.
> >
> > I had to read THAT sentence a couple of times.
> >
> > Does your rotator have an IP address?
> >
> > Mike
> > wa1ptc
>
>
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