[HamWAN PSDR] CAT5 cable tester

[Steve]

Also, when I had to use shielded cable....buying tested pre terminated is
also a good way to go if you know the distance  and have the weather proof
shells that can accommodate it.....   sometimes can’t be done.

Steve

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 1:18 PM Darcy Buskermolen <darcyb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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