There are literally hundreds of sources of pre-made or made to order
cables... here are just the first 3 sponsored ads on google:
http://fiberopticcables.stores.yahoo.net/index.html
http://www.fiber.com/catalog/
http://www.cablestogo.com/category/fiber
another one we have used at work:
http://www.blackbox.com/Store/Results.aspx/Cables/Fiber-Bulk-Cables/n-429483
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David Robbins K1TTT
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-----Original Message-----
From: Art Greenberg [mailto:art@artg.tv]
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 21:13
To: towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection
On Mon, 8 Jul 2013, Steve Maki wrote:
> On 7/8/2013 6:50 PM, K8RI wrote:
>
>> I can't get rid of the wired network. wireless isn't fast enough for
>> large file transfers and I do a lot of photography with typically 8
>> to
>> 10 terabytes on each of 4 computers. Unfortunately even a gigabit
>> network is slow when talking this much data. OTOH I've reached the
>> point where the computers I/O is now the limiting factor.
>
> Go optical fiber.
>
> -Steve K8LX
Steve,
Can you offer suggestions as to how to make fiber practical for a DIYer? I
would love to run fiber from my barn to the house, a run of about 100 meters
in buried ENT.
Bulk FO direct-bury cable, connectors and media converters are sort of
affordable, especially given the advantages over copper.
The problem seems to be fitting the connectors to the cable. I have not
found a source for pre-assembled direct bury cable, and I am not certain
that I would be able to pull it through the conduit anyway. Tool kits for
the purpose are way out of reach, and I have not found a rental source. I do
know a couple of folks with training and tools, but they're not interested
in just applying the connectors, and will not help me pull cable that I
sourced. Paying one of these guys for the entire installation is just plain
not affordable.
--
Art Greenberg
WA2LLN
art@artg.tv
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