Either a) get preterm cable and just be careful with it or b) you can splice your own ends. If you don't have a splicer, I recommend A.
You'll just plug it in to a Mikrotik on each end and bridge the ports...or whatever you want to do. https://www.fs.com/products/11795.html?now_cid=81 https://www.fs.com/products/11802.html?now_cid=81 Examples: https://mikrotik.com/product/ftc21 https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ax_s On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM Jan-GAMs <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a well house I could get the power from. For the data I was > thinking maybe I could run fiber, but then I'd have to figure out what kind > and how to adapt it to ethernet and I'd also need a switch to connect the > cameras to. I've not had much opportunity to work with fiber, I know it's > doable, just don't know the details. > On 5/16/26 11:47, [email protected] wrote: > > I used to run electronics over 10-15 miles via 19 gauge wire. It had 300 > volts and was used to power pair gain equipment (7 subscriber carrier sub > modules and repeaters) for POTS circuits. Worked very well. T1 repeaters > use +/- 130 volts so 260 volts across the line, again on small wires. They > pushed 60mA constant current. So powering should not be a problem. How > are you going to convey the data? Personally, I would just put 120 vac on > some romex in the ditch. Cameras don't take much current. > > Best Regards, > Chuck McCown > > McCown Technology Corporation > 8401 N Commerce Dr > Lake Point, Utah 84074 > 801-250-9503 Office > 435-830-4306 Cell > www.mccowntech.com > www.microtrench.pro > www.terabitnetworks.com > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> on behalf > of Jan-GAMs <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, May 15, 2026 7:53 PM > *To:* Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] 1500ft through heavy forest > > I want to power multiple cameras to watch for trespassers on a country > road 1500ft away. It's heavy forest and no good spots for solar > panels. The most convenient tree is 20ft down a ravine and then > vertical climb of about 30ft. Radios won't work due to the forest > otherwise I'd choose that. Batteries won't work cause I'd need to > change the batteries often and access to change them is near impossible. > > Any ideas? > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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