Re: Cat5e and rg6 for newbuild

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'thought 20' per reel was a bit cheap, but 'see it's for only 100m ...
rather than the 305m I thought was the norm ...


Chris



Jim Noble wrote:

>On 5 Nov 2006, at 14:35, nicecorrado wrote:
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>>What quality cat5 should I go for in my newbuild? How about
>>this ,http://www.platinumhome.ie/shop/product_info.php?
>>cPath=95_99&products_id=414   or is it too good?
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>That seems a little pricey for cat5 :-o
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>What does constitute "quality" when it comes to cat5 cable
anyway?
>I've heard that some are easier to pull than others, but electrically
>they should all be "good enough" (just make sure it's cat5e
if you
>want to do gigabit?)...
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>>I like the fact that it comes in several colours,
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>Any colour you like so long as it's red...? :-)
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>>Is it best to go for rg6 or will the likes of ct100 or ct125 be ok?
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>"rg6" tells you nothing about the suitability of the cable
AIUI (just
>that it's 75 ohm and a certain size). You want to put in a 75 ohm
>cable with low high-frequency losses and decent shielding. CT100 fits
>that description (or CT125 for very long runs).
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>>Any sugestions or links to good suppliers would be great
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>www.tlc-direct.co.uk sell PF100 (a CT100 clone) for about 20 quid a
reel
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>Jim
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