On 5/19/2025 8:16 AM, Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 5/19/2025 7:39 AM, David Waybright via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
FYI to those asking about what cable to run.
If permanent I would suggest CAT6a or 7 which would allow for multi uses of the runs! 10mb, 100mb, 1gb, or 10gb as well as regular POTS Analog Tip-Ring and even some PBX technologies like Nortel MICS.
If temporary then run whatever you have the most of laying around!
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David,
So far any horizontal cabling installed by the "usual suspects" at Camp Evans has been CAT6, using methods in compliance with the BICSI TDMM [1], with the exception of mechanical fiber couplers.
Due to the steam lines / radiators that were abandoned in place, and the routing of conduit used for a later electrical upgrade, permanent installation of raceway or conduit supporting the proposed horizontal cabling in a code-complaint fashion would be problematic (read customer-speak for very expensive)
With 47 weeks until VCF East 2026, and the understanding that 9032A is blocked out for a significant portion of November and all of December for the Holiday Train Show, the group tackling would need to define the needs and ASAP.
Best information currently available: 9032A is blocked out between 11/01/2025 and 02/01/2025 (may change) Any cabling would need to be deployed before or after this window Cheers! Martin Flynn