NEC & OESC require that any outdoor communications cables be grounded and protected by a surge protector within 10 ft of entering a home/business; in wireless installs, the EMU is located remotely with the wireless sender and the receiver near the house/building with the internet connection; will the surge protector/primary protector on the wireless cable interfere with the EMU's internet connection???
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Jon,
current OESC requires a primary protector ( surge protector ) on any Class 2 & 3 cable within 10 ft of entering any building where people may be present; and, on terminations at structures where there is potentially human contact and the Cat5/6 provides a path for voltage surges/lightning strikes; also, separation of Class 1 ( power & lighting ) cables and Class 2&3 cables by 2" unless protected by a non-conductive barrier - hard to do with cable plug arr't on EMU;
application is for a tracker system with the 'ideal' location ~350' from utility pole, and a further 75 - 80' to house ( farm buildings, sheds ); would seem to be beyond range of Cat5 cable so wireless may be only way; what wireless systems have you used???; any long term/temp issues???