"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Only I was just thinking it may be a easy way to measure an installed (but
as yet unterminated) length of cable using a LAN tester with cable length
measurment capability...

(the default assumed capacitance on the tester is set for cat5, but you
can vary it over quite a range)

It would depend on the manufacturer as they can have different dimensions
AFAICS.

Does the tester have TDR?
It should be better.
You can calibrate it by trying it on a known length.

Makes you wonder why they don't put length markings on the cable like they
do for cat5+.