Shireen shielded is all that we use on towers and installs. It has been awesome. I have no issues with it. The reel in the box works perfectly every time. However, you should duct tape the box closed as soon as you get it. The packing tape that holds it together from the factory doesn't hold up to hauling it around.
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Josh Reynolds via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > How so? Run a cable for 3 years and have a problem with two rolls at > $xxx/roll. Cost savings over other stuff was what exactly over those 3 > years had you used something different? You saw two bad rolls, no known > problem with other installs, right? > > I don't know how big your company is, but just in doing some rough math it > would take a hell of a lot of bad cable to replace the +/- $90,000 saved > during that time. Are you working on something super-duper critical here? > > Josh Reynolds, Chief Information Officer > SPITwSPOTS, www.spitwspots.com > On 10/07/2014 08:19 PM, Kurt Fankhauser via Af wrote: > > Cheapest I seen on that 1300a is $300/roll. Almost seems worth it after > seeing this crap today... > > > Kurt Fankhauser > > Wavelinc Communications > > P.O. Box 126 > > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > > http://www.wavelinc.com > > tel. 419-562-6405 > > fax. 419-617-0110 > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:10 AM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Never seen a defect with Belden 1300A/7919A or the Best-Tronics clone >> of it. It ain’t cheap though. >> >> *From:* Kurt Fankhauser via Af <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 07, 2014 10:32 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] WTF apex 9 cable defects >> >> Been using APEX 9 cable for 3 years with no problems until the last >> year. Earlier this year I unrolled some off a spool and the outer jacket >> was missing in a spot, CTI sent me a new box and wanted the old one back, >> today found another box with a HUGE section of outerjacket missing, obvious >> manufacturing defect because the footage marking was printed on the foil >> shield! Opened another box from the same pallet and immediately found >> another defect on that roll that wasn't even off the spool yet. >> >> I need to find another brand of cable, I CAN NOT be having these poor >> quality control issues showing up on towers which is where this cable was >> being installed today.... >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> >> Wavelinc Communications >> >> P.O. Box 126 >> >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> >> http://www.wavelinc.com >> >> tel. 419-562-6405 >> >> fax. 419-617-0110 >> > > >
