FYI, the weekly rentals are just about what you'd pay for an el cheapo Chinese OTDR. Mine works fine for short distances (< ~10 miles). On longer spans the sensitivity/noise/dead zones are suboptimal, but it still works. FS has some, but haven't tried their models.
In other words, it all depends on what your requirements are. If you are just testing short spans, know what you are doing and can live with the limitations, go Chinese. If you need to characterize, certify or need something like iOLM and/or need it only intermittently, rent. Jared Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 From: "Tim Withrow via AF" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: "Tim Withrow" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ODTR rental is best I would think if you're not going to put it the full use. Here's a couple links that can help you out. https://www.fiberinstrumentsales.com/otdr-rentals I would say go with the best to rent. https://www.flukenetworks.com/content/authorized-rental-partners[https://www.flukenetworks.com/content/authorized-rental-partners] ------------------------------------------------------------ On Thursday, June 27, 2019 Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: We are looking for a cost-effective (cheap) ODTR to test fiber we are putting in a business park. Not looking to have much otherwise. Any budget friendly gear that works well? Or maybe rent /borrow one for a week? Paul McCall, President Florida Broadband / PDMNet 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 -- AF mailing list [email protected][mailto:[email protected]] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com[http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com] -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
