[Lowfer] Cat 5 cable

Dave Brown [email protected]
Sat, 3 May 2003 23:40:14 +1200


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Rusgrove" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Cat 5 cable


> Bill
>
> Yep - should be able to do that. The only problem with some CAT5 is that
the
> outer covering does not weather well. It's relatively cheap so if you have
to
> replace it every few years it not too big a deal.
>
> There is direct burial CAT5E available -  I'm getting some shielded direct
> burial CAT5E in next week for an ethernet run up the tower. I've haven't
run
> across any of that stuff before - I'll let you know how it looks.

Basically the same but with a foil wrappped screen over the blue jacket, and
that covered with hard PVC- OD comes up to nearly 8mm. There's no drain
wire-a real bitch to make any kind of decent connection to the
screen-evidently as the foil was intended as a moisture barrier and not as a
screen-or so I was told.

73, Dave, ZL3FJ