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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> PSDR <psdr-bounces@hamwan.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>
Kenny Richards<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 29, 2020 1:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [HamWAN PSDR] CAT5 cable tester<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kenny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 1:07 PM Darcy Buskermolen <<a href="mailto:darcyb@gmail.com">darcyb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If STP can be removed from the must-have list, then <a href="https://pockethernet.com/" target="_blank">https://pockethernet.com/</a> is a decent value proposition<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:51 PM Steve <<a href="mailto:stevewa206@gmail.com" target="_blank">stevewa206@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maybe get Fluke to donate? Anybody have connections or work for them?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just a thought.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Steve N0FPF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:37 PM Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us" target="_blank">me@bartk.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">HamWAN is in the business of deploying lots of long CAT5 cables,
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terminated by amateurs, in remote locations. We often have a hard time <br>
getting the terminations right. In the worst cases, the problems are <br>
only discovered once the cables are installed on a tower, and need to be <br>
re-terminated up there. A method of testing the cables before <br>
installing them would save us headaches and speed up deploys.<br>
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Can someone volunteer to lead an effort to research the market and <br>
select an appropriate cable tester? HamWAN would then purchase at least <br>
2 of these, and keep them with folks who are doing site deploys.<br>
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Here are some requirements I'd like the tester to meet:<br>
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0) The tester is a reliable quality device.<br>
1) Ability to detect proper shield termination, since we use shielded <br>
CAT5 to keep RFI down.<br>
2) Ability to report performance characteristics of the cable, beyond a <br>
simple pass/fail LED.<br>
3) Ability to operate in rainy conditions.<br>
4) Battery powered, preferably rechargeable.<br>
5) UI friendly to color-blind people. :)<br>
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Additional requirement suggestions welcome.<br>
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--Bart<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pardon the brevity, sent from a mobile device. So there.<o:p></o:p></p>
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