<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I'd also consider looking at cat7 options, I have a not public document that indicates they have much better EMI properties.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">Sent on the go, from somewhere other than here.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Bart Kus <me@bartk.us> </div><div>Date: 2021-02-07 13:17 (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org> </div><div>Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: New cabling evaluation samples </div><div><br></div></div>
Hello,<br>
<br>
As a follow-up to the "Capitol Peak cable system failure" email,
here are the samples I would like to order and evaluate for use in
all our future deploys:<br>
<br>
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Item Description<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">Qty<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">Cost<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">Total<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><a href="https://www.truecable.com/products/cat6-direct-burial-ethernet-cable-shielded?variant=13951848841283">Water
blocking CAT6 cable, 1000ft</a><br>
</td>
<td valign="top">1<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$199.99<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$199.99<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><a href="https://www.truecable.com/products/cat5e-direct-burial-ethernet-cable-shielded">Water
blocking CAT5e cable, 1000ft</a><br>
</td>
<td valign="top">1<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$158.99<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$158.99<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><a href="https://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=5661">BCU158M7
Multi-Hole Universal Barrel Cushion</a><br>
</td>
<td valign="top">1<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$42.50<br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$42.50<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top">TOTAL, excluding tax and
shipping<br>
</td>
<td valign="top"><br>
</td>
<td valign="top"><br>
</td>
<td valign="top">$401.48<br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
I know 500ft spools of the cables are available, but the $/ft there
is much worse, and whichever spool we choose will be deployed in the
field. The other spool can be used up for indoor wiring, from surge
arresters onwards.<br>
<br>
--Bart<br>
<br>
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