FYI, Corning makes an integrated USB/fiber -> fiber/usb solution:
https://www.corning.com/optical-cables-by-corning/worldwide/en/products/usb-optical-cables.html 73, Byron N6NUL On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 9:11 AM Barry Baines via Elecraft <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave: > > > On Aug 15, 2020, at 11:05 AM, Dave Baxter via Elecraft > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > FYI. > > > > RS232 (and other serial link type) LEMP (Lightning Electro Magnetic Pulse) > > surge protectors are available from several vendors, and not that > > expensive, compared to the cost of a rig, or top range PC. > > > > Often wonder why (other than expence) fibre optic links are not used. CAT > > & audio over a LAN or USB FO link? > > > > Would help general EMC issues too. > > Following a lightning incident back in 2014, I followed the adage that Al, > N4ZZ put out about using Fiber in the shack for ethernet connections. I have > four fiber lines from the house to the garage/hamshack that replaced two > ethernet lines. Each is 111. ft long. Each line carries a grouping of > connections such as one for my Flex system, one for my Electraft system, one > for Broadcastify and data collection, and the fourth for ‘all other’. I have > my network in the shack segregated so that if the Flex system goes out the > Elecraft system will hopefully continue. Given that I primarily operate > remotely, redundancy in amateur operations is critical because it may be 4-6 > weeks between visits to the ham shack that is over 1,280 miles away. > > I also use fiber as a ‘fire break’ between network switches in the shack and > high value equipment such as transceivers. > > I haven’t found suitable fiber media converters for RS232 or USB. I still > have Telco and CATV coax running between the house and shack; it would be > nice to find a fiber media converter for those lines as well. I will > probably remove them given they are not currently in use. > > > > FWIW, > > Barry Baines, WD4ASW > (Currently in Boston/Roslindale, MA) > > > > > > Dave G0WBX > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] -- - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2020 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
