[HamWAN PSDR] CAT5 cable tester

[Bart Kus]

I did no research, just threw together dreams & desires.  I'm aware 
there are options from like $30 to $2000, but don't have time to 
properly research the market.

--Bart

On 5/29/2020 12:42 PM, Kenny Richards wrote:
> Bart,
>
> Agree with the proposal, I bring my personal device when ever doing 
> installs.
>
> Question: does such a device exist which meets all your requirements? 
> Or is that just a magical wish list?
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:37 PM Bart Kus <me at bartk.us 
> <mailto: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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