[HamWAN PSDR] CAT5 cable tester

[Kenny Richards]

This is the newer version of the one I bought.....

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 4:09 PM Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org> wrote:

> On the lower end, Klein Tools has some nice units.  This one will
> determine cable length which can be really useful for us:
> Klein Tools VDV501-851 - Scout Pro 3 Tester Starter Kit
> <https://www.tequipment.net/Klein-Tools/VDV501-851/Tool-Kits/?Source=googleshopping&gclid=CjwKCAjw5cL2BRASEiwAENqAPl7ajlnrv_Vtx_hHG3HiLNqkzpddxUON8u__tS8yy6r-PRe-YGIkYBoCyecQAvD_BwE>
> and we could easily afford having a couple of these in our inventory.  The
> cable tracing is a nice added benefit.
> They make a range of testers in this area.  I have used one once and it
> seemed well built (which is not a surprise from Klein).
>
> -Doug-
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 2:33 PM John C. Miller <kx7jm at jmit.com> wrote:
>
>> Bart,
>>
>> I'm willing to kick in some extra $$ to help pay for a cable qual tester.
>>
>> John
>> kx7jm at jmit.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ---- On Fri, 29 May 2020 12:37:49 -0700 *Bart Kus <me at bartk.us
>> <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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