They make non-crushing attachments for CAT-5. There
is a plastic U shaped clip with 2 little nails. You
pound the nails in, but the CAT-5 is only squeezed, not
crushed.
Rick N6RK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Martin AA6E
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:17 PM
> To: Towertalk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Dont use nylon zip ties on coax
>
>
> Also don't use a staple gun! I had some eager friends at a local
> non-profit who
> took it on themselves to install CAT-5 Ethernet in the building using
> this method. A world of trouble at 100 Mbit/s...
>
> 73 Martin AA6E
>
> >
> >
> > Relaying info from Belden and other coax manufactures. Don’t
> use zip ties,
> > nylon or other wise and cinch them down tight. Every time you
> do that it
> > changes the impedance by changing the diameter of the shield in
> relationship
> > to the center conductor.
> >
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