[TowerTalk] OT: Exterior Ethernet Cable

Martin, AA6E martin.s.ewing at gmail.com
Sun Aug 10 14:54:35 EDT 2008


TowerTalk people know a lot and have opinions on even more, so I thought I'd
risk the following.

I need to run Ethernet "CAT5" (or better) wire on an outdoor wall.  I have
PVC jacketed Belkin CAT5e cable "designed to meet advanced UTP
horizontal-cable applications".  The box tells me some other things, like I
should wash my hands after handling, but it says nothing about interior vs
exterior installations.

So what's the wisdom of using such cable on an exposed exterior
installation?  Is there a better alternative that is readily available?  I
see that Belden 7923A is "industrial" cable that should be better, but I
don't want to buy 1000 ft of it...

Tnx & 73, Martin

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Martin Ewing, AA6E
Branford, CT


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