famousredhead 0 Posted March 20, 2013 Hello! My husband is going to install an outdoor camera at our gate and needs to know what type of cable needs to be hooked up for this. The gate is approx. 70m or about 210 ft from the house. We experience an incredible amount of rain through out the year (not sure if this has any impact on the cable or not). Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the toss 0 Posted March 21, 2013 My first thoughts were to say use RG59 siamese cable mainly for the physical robustness. BUT I have reconsidered. I think the best would be to use CAT6 and two 24/020 figure 8 cables. This will require the use of baluns at each end. With this combination you will cover any upgrades like IP cameras , video intercom , electric gate strike etc. Make sure it is run in a good sized conduit with glued joints to prevent water entry. Use sweeps instead of 90* elbows to enable new cable to be pulled in if required. The most difficult part will be cable entry back into your house Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
