no but the antenna sucks it in, at least around here, and it may be Code required. I had about a dozen SB units go dead this year so far, and since we started LPD on the coax, it dropped the amount dead after storms.
Donald Beckman Fort Worth, Texas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Brownson Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] How much are you paying for outdoor shielded Cat5? Why a lightning protector in the coax line on an outdoor aB? If your cable run is short I wouldn't bother. And this is from one of PolyPhaser's largest distributors. Most outdoor installs have the radio near the antenna, within 10 feet. That's not likely enough cable to pick up much lightning surge. Especially if the antenna and aBO are on the same pole, then it's really a waste of money and effort to add lightning protection. Just take care of the ethernet. Mike B > How much are you paying for outdoor shielded Cat5? > > We started using smartbridges like everyone else to try to save money > and speed installs by not having coax in the mix. Currently, we are > using Cat5 from Tessco that costs $0.45/ft. Comscope WB-400 costs us > $0.39/ft. No real cost saving here. then in addition to a antenna LPD > ($20) we have to have a cat5 LPD ($15) and a power LPD ($20). I'm > loosing my cost savings here. Im thinking bout changing our standard > 802.11b kit to indoor SB with a bulkhead LPD for coax, grounding at the > entry point, and forgoing the complex cat5 grounding and shielding since > all the cat5 and radio will be indoors. > > My question is, are you seeing about the same price for your cat5 > supplies? If not, what are you using, who from, and how much? > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in > the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: > http://archives.part-15.org Mike Brownson Electro-comm Distributing 5015 Paris St, Denver, CO 80239 (303) 371-8182 (800) 525-0173 The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
