[HamWAN PSDR] Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor rated cable

Steve Magnuson steve.magnuson at gmail.com
Sun Feb 11 20:04:12 PST 2024 

Thanks all for the recommendations.

-Steve

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>   1. Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor rated cable
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>   2. Re: Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor rated	cable
>      (Kenny Richards)
>   3. Re: Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor rated cable
>      (Nigel Vander Houwen)
>   4. Re: Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor rated cable
>      (Paul Sundquist)
>   5. Re: Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor rated	cable
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> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 12:48:43 -0800
> From: Steve Magnuson <steve.magnuson at gmail.com>
> To: psdr at hamwan.org
> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor
> 	rated cable
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> I thought this information was at https://hamwan.org <https://hamwan.org/> somewhere but I can’t locate it. What make and model of Cat 5E/6 cable do you recommend for outdoor (exposed to sunlight) use? We’re looking at an outdoor run of no more than 200 feet to get to our dish/router.
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> I’d appreciate recommendations for shielded RJ45 connectors, too.
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> Thanks and 73,
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> Steve Magnuson AG7GN
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> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 12:53:16 -0800
> From: Kenny Richards <richark at gmail.com>
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor
> 	rated	cable
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> Historically we have used trueCABLE CAT5e Outdoor...
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> On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 12:49 PM Steve Magnuson <steve.magnuson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> I thought this information was at https://hamwan.org <https://hamwan.org/>
>> somewhere but I can’t locate it. What make and model of Cat 5E/6 cable do
>> you recommend for outdoor (exposed to sunlight) use? We’re looking at an
>> outdoor run of no more than 200 feet to get to our dish/router.
>> 
>> I’d appreciate recommendations for shielded RJ45 connectors, too.
>> 
>> Thanks and 73,
>> 
>> Steve Magnuson AG7GN
>> 
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> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 12:54:39 -0800
> From: Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel at nigelvh.com>
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> Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor
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> Steve,
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> There are all sorts of outdoor rated cable options that will work perfectly fine. We end up mostly using Ubiquiti TC-PRO (https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-TOUGHCable-Shielded-Ethernet/dp/B008L143VW) because it meets our outdoor & shielded requirements, and works well with our tower hardware. No reason you have to make the same choice though.
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> Nigel
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>> On Feb 8, 2024, at 12:48, Steve Magnuson <steve.magnuson at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I thought this information was at https://hamwan.org <https://hamwan.org/> somewhere but I can’t locate it. What make and model of Cat 5E/6 cable do you recommend for outdoor (exposed to sunlight) use? We’re looking at an outdoor run of no more than 200 feet to get to our dish/router.
>> 
>> I’d appreciate recommendations for shielded RJ45 connectors, too.
>> 
>> Thanks and 73,
>> 
>> Steve Magnuson AG7GN
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> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 13:00:20 -0800
> From: Paul Sundquist <psundquist at foxhill.org>
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor
> 	rated cable
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> I’ve used Cables4Sure 04100-BL Cat5e Outdoor Black Above Ground Bulk Cable sitting on my asphalt shingle roof for 2.5 years without a problem. However I learned that a mouse can easily eat through the wiring  - I use the same wiring for outdoor POE cameras. The chewed cable was on the ground in my forested backyard.
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>> On Feb 8, 2024, at 12:48 PM, Steve Magnuson <steve.magnuson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I thought this information was at https://hamwan.org <https://hamwan.org/> somewhere but I can’t locate it. What make and model of Cat 5E/6 cable do you recommend for outdoor (exposed to sunlight) use? We’re looking at an outdoor run of no more than 200 feet to get to our dish/router.
>> 
>> I’d appreciate recommendations for shielded RJ45 connectors, too.
>> 
>> Thanks and 73,
>> 
>> Steve Magnuson AG7GN
>> 
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> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 13:18:58 -0800
> From: Darcy Buskermolen <darcyb at gmail.com>
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Latest recommendation for Cat 5e/6 outdoor
> 	rated	cable
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> Bart has recently recommended
> https://www.perfect-vision.com/Shop/Product/PVCAT5GFDT-BLK-RIB
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> On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM Paul Sundquist <psundquist at foxhill.org>
> wrote:
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>> I’ve used Cables4Sure 04100-BL Cat5e Outdoor Black Above Ground Bulk Cable
>> sitting on my asphalt shingle roof for 2.5 years without a problem. However
>> I learned that a mouse can easily eat through the wiring  - I use the same
>> wiring for outdoor POE cameras. The chewed cable was on the ground in my
>> forested backyard.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 8, 2024, at 12:48 PM, Steve Magnuson <steve.magnuson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I thought this information was at https://hamwan.org <
>> https://hamwan.org/> somewhere but I can’t locate it. What make and model
>> of Cat 5E/6 cable do you recommend for outdoor (exposed to sunlight) use?
>> We’re looking at an outdoor run of no more than 200 feet to get to our
>> dish/router.
>>> 
>>> I’d appreciate recommendations for shielded RJ45 connectors, too.
>>> 
>>> Thanks and 73,
>>> 
>>> Steve Magnuson AG7GN
>>> 
>>> 
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