[HamWAN PSDR] CAT5 cable tester

[Steve]

I have read about that and it is decent.

Steve N0FPF

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 1:07 PM Darcy Buskermolen <darcyb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes such a device does exist,  they are going to be $$, a fluke or lantech
> unit will be well north of $1000.00 per test setup. STP make the options
> less readily available.  You certainly want something more involved than a
> simple cable map function.
>
> If STP can be removed from the must-have list, then
> https://pockethernet.com/ is a decent value proposition
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:51 PM Steve <stevewa206 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Maybe get Fluke to donate?  Anybody have connections or work for them?
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> Steve N0FPF
>>
>> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:37 PM Bart Kus <me at bartk.us> wrote:
>>
>>> HamWAN is in the business of deploying lots of long CAT5 cables,
>>> terminated by amateurs, in remote locations.  We often have a hard time
>>> getting the terminations right.  In the worst cases, the problems are
>>> only discovered once the cables are installed on a tower, and need to be
>>> re-terminated up there.  A method of testing the cables before
>>> installing them would save us headaches and speed up deploys.
>>>
>>> Can someone volunteer to lead an effort to research the market and
>>> select an appropriate cable tester?  HamWAN would then purchase at least
>>> 2 of these, and keep them with folks who are doing site deploys.
>>>
>>> Here are some requirements I'd like the tester to meet:
>>>
>>> 0) The tester is a reliable quality device.
>>> 1) Ability to detect proper shield termination, since we use shielded
>>> CAT5 to keep RFI down.
>>> 2) Ability to report performance characteristics of the cable, beyond a
>>> simple pass/fail LED.
>>> 3) Ability to operate in rainy conditions.
>>> 4) Battery powered, preferably rechargeable.
>>> 5) UI friendly to color-blind people.  :)
>>>
>>> Additional requirement suggestions welcome.
>>>
>>> --Bart
>>>
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