TRUE CABLE Cat6A Direct Burial, Shielded FTP, 500ft, Waterproof, Outdoor Rated CMX, Black, 23AWG Solid Bare Copper, 750MHz, PoE++ (4PPoE), ETL Listed, Bulk Ethernet

APPEARANCE Cable is Matte White color, interior wires are clearly color coded with no issue. HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS This is a low-flex cable that has a much higher bending radius than other CAT cables. DURABILITY Cable is extremely well made, exterior material seems to be PVC jacketed with a great deal of UV protection. Cable is foil-wrapped with cloth interior. This is probably the highest quality CAT cable I've ever seen in my professional career. SPECIFICATION ADHERENCE This cables adheres to all of the design specifications for CAT6A (to my knowledge), networking hardware had no issues negotiating at 1000mbit (didn't try at 10Mbit) even when wire was located near power cables or at long distances. TERMINATION DIFFICULTY All of the added features of this cable makes it extremely difficult to terminate with RJ45 Connectors (although no issue with Keystone Jacks). If you plan on terminating with RJ45 ends, I would strongly suggest buying some that are rated for CAT6a cables to accommodate this cable. During termination, I found it helpful to untwist the wires and massage the wires straight before termination. This process will take some practice and you will likely become frustrated (I did). Practice terminating on the bench before doing it in the field. OVERALL IMPRESSIONS This is a great high quality cable when you are faced with difficult drops that have lots of EMI issues, have long transmission distances, or require outdoor runs that are exposed to sunlight. I keep a roll on the truck for these situations just in case.

trueCABLE Cat6A Direct Burial, 500ft, Waterproof, Outdoor Rated CMX, Black, 23AWG Solid Bare Copper, 750MHz, PoE++ This is a high quality cable. It was really easy to work with and make my runs. My use was at home. My runs are all in the attic, sub-space and some outdoor - none buried. If you are looking for a supple cable, this isn't it. By design it is more rigid than other cables. That said - I had no issue making patch cables for indoor use - 2ft, 3ft , 7ft, 10ft. Not the best for making sharp 90 degree bends, but a gradual 90 wasn't an issue for me. I found attaching the connectors to be easier than indoor (lighter) cable. The rigidity of the wire helped. You will need to be sure that the connectors you have can accommodate the thicker cable. Out of maybe a dozen or so runs I made, from 10' to 100', I only had to re-do 2 connectors. In both cases it was user error (me) or connector flaw.

It is to thick, keep that in mind I just wanted to run a drop from the attic to the basement but not sure if this was the right cable. It's good quality but hard to split and work with. My punch down tool had trouble cutting it

I wired the outside of my house for my security camera system. Cable are high quality and work well in my harsh environment. Do cheap out on your cabling.

Good quality cable