CCTV Cable advise

[Europlex]

l for the sake of saving £20.

But that is how I read the first and subsequent posts.

 

[ChrisFrost]

I guess we have different views then.

My take was "Is this cable any good?"

followed by "What should I buy without spending the earth i.e. medium price"

That's quite distinct from the usual "Where/what is the cheapest?..."


Cat5 or coax - both solutions work. IMO coax is the simpler and more reliable solution. There's no need to worry about the cable being UV stable, or having to fit lightning protectors, or moisture ingress, or the quality of the baluns....these are all things that could trip up the DIY installer who just wants something quick to install and that's going to keep on working.

 

[ChrisFrost]

Could you direct to a website that does do quality cable, will be using Nomal BNC connectors? should I be using something different?

A good choice for the cable is Webro WF100. pdf spec here

Here's a supplier WF100

Here are suitable connectors BNC plug ends

This is what you use to weatherproof the plug to cable junction.

Self Amalgamating Tape

Job done

 

[plugwash]

Sat cable is massive overkill for CCTV

 

[ChrisFrost]

in terms of the bandwidth it can carry...yes

in terms of the lower level of signal loss...no

and all for the difference of 15 pence a metre