We've ran many thousands of feet of 'outdoor grade' Mohawk ethernet cable, love the stuff. As for putting RJ-45 ends on them, we get the Allen-Tel brand "RC" ends -- RC being Round Cable. Makes getting the outdoor sheath up into the RJ-45 end a piece of cake. You can get packs of 50 from Graybar for fairly cheap.
Lawrence E. Bakst wrote: > I can recommend both versions of Mohawk cable. The burial cable is very stiff > because of the thick plastic inner jacket. The aerial lash cable is the one I > have the most experience with. Both cabled are flooded with silicon "goo" on > the inside. It is messy but it cleans up very easily with an orange based > cleaner. > > The Mohawk cable come in a bunch of versions CAT5+. CAT-6, CAT6+ ... > > In all cases the outer jacket is made from Polyethylene which is key for > outdoor use. > > One thing, it can be hard to find RJ-45 connector made for this cable. I > tried to convince Mohawk to pay someone to make connectors just for these > cables, but I don't think they wanted to spend the $. > > > leb > > > > At 12:58 PM -0500 2/3/10, Josh Luthman wrote: > >> I've used that Mohawk cable but I actually prefer the Superior Essex stuff >> recommended by 3db. I believe it was for the PTP400/500 products. >> >> Both work just as well, but the Superior Essex is a bit cheaper. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue >> that counts." >> --- Winston Churchill >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Kurt Fankhauser <k...@wavelinc.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Was looking for something more like this >>> >>> http://www.mohawk-cable.com/images/products/pdf/lantrak%20cat%205e%20sctp.pd >>> f >>> >>> >>> Kurt Fankhauser >>> WAVELINC >>> P.O. Box 126 >>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>> 419-562-6405 >>> www.wavelinc.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of lakel...@gbcx.net >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 11:32 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Extra jacketed CAT5e >>> >>> 1351A is the heavy duty outdoor version we use. But that number is for CAT6 >>> I believe >>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <k...@wavelinc.com> >>> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:21:57 >>> To: 'WISPA General List'<wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: [WISPA] Extra jacketed CAT5e >>> >>> I seen some cat5e once that had a second jacket around it, it was obviously >>> made for outdoors and was very durable and it was running through a woods >>> just laying on the ground. I think it was made by Belkin. Does anyone know >>> what this is and if you have a link where I can get it that would be great. >>> >>> >>> >>> Kurt Fankhauser >>> WAVELINC >>> P.O. Box 126 >>> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >>> 419-562-6405 >>> www.wavelinc.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
