Terminating fiber is not easy, but kits and instructions are available. But
pre-made assemblies are readily available, for instance this place(randomly
picked from google search):
http://www.fibercablesdirect.com/products/-/110
has them in 1m increments from 1m to 10m, then 2m or 5m increments up to 61m
for some reason. Custom made 50m to 5000m ones are available from various
places also if you want to run to a remote building or up the tower for some
reason.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Michael Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:07
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] ethernet EMI revisited - questions for the pros
> Importance: High
>
> Without too many details, I once saw a couple tech pondering over what to
> do
> about a broken fiber and no splices. I cut the fiber connected them
> together
> using a butt splice, really, and they were back in operation.
> I know, I hear you guys, but it true! Sometimes you have to improvise.
>
> Best Wishes & Happy Holidays,
> Mike Martin
> RFI Services
> 6469 Old Solomons Island Rd
> Tracys Landing, Md 20779
> rfiservices.com
> 240-508-3760
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Martin Ewing
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:55 AM
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Cc: Leigh@wa5znu.org
> Subject: Re: [RFI] ethernet EMI revisited - questions for the pros
>
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. WA5ZNU <
> Leigh@wa5znu.org> wrote:
>
> > ...
> >
> > Here's what I did: I went to fiber. It's not that expensive, especially
> > surplus or on eBay. Fiber with ST connectors (they look like tiny BNC
> > connectors) is fairly cheap. I've found ten-dollar 10 MBbit PCI cards
> > that look exactly like copper Ethernet cards, only with a fiber
> transducer
> > instead of ethernet magnetics. I've found $40 transition boxes that go
> > between 10MBit or 100MBit and fiber. Stick a 10MBit one of these on
> your
> > router and the PCI Card in your computer and you have only eliminated
> > 100MBit from your router, and achieved total galvanic isolation from
> your
> > computer to the ethernet box (note: don't do this if you are that one
> guy
> > in DC who has *more* than 10MBit from your cable provider).
> >
> > ...
> > Leigh/WA5ZNU
>
>
> How do you do random length "infrastructure" cabling with fiber? All I
> see
> are pre-cut and terminated jumpers for sale. I assume that means that
> cutting and terminating fiber is a non-trivial operation?
>
> 73 Martin AA6E
>
>
> --
> Martin Ewing, AA6E
> Branford, CT
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