Properly installed, I don't think it'd ever be a concern. But I've seen plenty of towers where two-way guys, or TV guys or <insert other non-WISP people who may be climbing or attaching things to a tower> will not care much about your Cat5. Think of them hoisting a new folded dipole antenna up, and it slams into a piece of your Cat5, putting a small nick in the cable. Now you've got the potential for water entering the cable. Or those people who use 800 zip ties on a tower to hold all the cable - snipping the ends off and your cable gets nicked.
*shrug* Just throwing out some things I've seen in the past. No doubt it's more expensive, harder to work with, but probably worth it in the long run. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]>wrote: > I've heard of people being afraid water would get inside the cable and that > is the purpose of the gel. Can't say I've ever seen water in the line, but > I know I have never looked! > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however > improbable, must be the truth." > --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Jayson Baker <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Wouldn't it be worse if water ran down the cable? > > > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Scott Reed <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Gel filled on towers is a mess. The gel runs down the cable and oozes > > > out all over the inside of the connector, etc. at the bottom of the > > tower. > > > > > > Michael Baird wrote: > > > > We are getting ready to order ethernet cabling, and looking at some > > > > different options for the towers and client installs. I was wondering > > > > what people here liked to use. Particularily I'm interested in what > you > > > > look for in shielding/water protection, should I get a flooded cable, > > if > > > > so with what? Will the gel filled type overheat in the sun? Should i > > run > > > > all of this in conduit, at least for the AP's at the towers? > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Michael Baird > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.42/2137 - Release Date: > > > 05/27/09 07:50:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Scott Reed > > > Sr. Systems Engineer > > > GAB Midwest > > > 1-800-363-1544 x4000 > > > Cell: 260-273-7239 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
