[Tfug] Switches -- and hubs!

[Zack Williams]

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Geographic constraints.  Mostly a hill.
>
> Why not fibre?  I would have been wary of copper over
> such a long *outdoor* span?  (can you spell "lightning"?)

I've seen some nasty ground loops from using copper over a long distance.

According to one of my TV engineer buddies, in the late 90's at McKale
Center you could measure a 9v differential between it's electrical
wiring ground and the shield on the triax camera cable.

- Zack