[HamWAN PSDR] CAT5 cable tester

[Darcy Buskermolen]

Correct, STP = Shielded Twisted Pair, vs UTP un-shielded twisted pair,
which is what you normally see in everyday ethernet cable.

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 1:15 PM Kenny Richards <richark at gmail.com> wrote:

> Darcy - For those of us not in the know, what does "STP" stand for?  I'm
> guessing it has todo with testing the shield termination?  (Google failed
> me trying to look it up)
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
>
> 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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