Interest Check: Belden Thicknet 10base5 Ethernet Coax

[Tony Aiuto]

Interesting. Count me in for 20'. I would want to pick up at VCF east.

These people have taps, but no transceivers.
https://www.connectorpeople.com/Connector/TYCO-AMP-TE_CONNECTIVITY/2/228752-1

Has anyone found the right terminators?



On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 7:55 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I believe my guy referenced that listing as his basis for his price. I'm
> sure freight would bring it up to about the same per-foot cost, if not
> higher. I am sometimes out near the seller of that particular eBay listing,
> so I'll send them an email and see if they're interested in a local pick-up
> deal.
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 7:48 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:06 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk
> > <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > > Full disclosure on price: right now if I buy one spool, it'll be
> > $0.60/foot
> > > to me, I was thinking I'd charge $1/foot for moderate lengths, of
> course
> > > I'm willing to make a deal on bulk purchases, especially if it ends up
> > > being local pick-up (here in VA or VCF East). I haven't dressed out
> cable
> > > this large for N connectors in a long time (last stuff was Times
> > Microwave
> > > LMR400 for long-range 802.11b stuff) so I'm not sure what the N
> > connectors
> > > cost nowadays or how long it'll take me to crimp them on.
> > >
> > > Here's the datasheet on the stuff:
> > >
> > > https://catalog.belden.com/techdata/EN/89880_techdata.pdf?ip=false
> > >
> > > DEC spec, orange jacket, plenum rated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jonathan
> >
> > There is also this seller with a couple of 1100 foot spools of Belden
> > 89880 for $480 also in VA. The datasheet says 125 pounds per 1000 feet
> > so if you had to ship one of those I would expect that to add a fair
> > amount to the cost.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/291786649807
> >
>