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From: mtarrani@crash.cts.com (Mike Tarrani)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Cable scanner recommendations?
Message-ID: <1991May11.050715.29352@crash.cts.com>
Date: 11 May 91 05:07:15 GMT
References: <15490@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <1991May10.140628.17601@jhereg.osa.com> <30794@rouge.usl.edu>
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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In article <30794@rouge.usl.edu> jpd@pc.usl.edu (Dugal James P.) writes:
>I am awaiting my Microtest cable scanner.  This paragraph in the brochure
>convinced me to buy it:
>
>"Connected to an oscilloscope, Scanner's precision, high-speed, pulse-
>generating circuitry offers installers and other technicians a detailed
>view of the entire LAN, including transceiver, terminator, and multiple faults.
>In other words, you get the capabilities of sophisticated time domain reflec-
>tometers.  But not the expensive price tag."
>
>Anyone tried this?  Does it work as advertised?
>
>-- 
>-- James Dugal,	N5KNX		Internet: jpd@usl.edu
>Associate Director		Ham packet: n5knx@k5arh
>Computing Center		US Mail: PO Box 42770  Lafayette, LA  70504
>University of Southwestern LA.	Tel. 318-231-6417	U.S.A.

I checked the brouchure that Microtest sent me and it turns out that a
*200* MHz scope is required!  Ever price one of those puppies?  You can
get a real TDR + Microtest Cable Scanner for the price of a 200 MHz
scope, with money left over!

Mike Tarrani          crash!mtarrani@nosc.mil
Senior Systems Analyst
Beta Corporation
San Diego, CA
(619) 565-4504 x230
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Mike Tarrani          crash!mtarrani@nosc.mil
Senior Systems Analyst
Beta Corporation
San Diego, CA