Hi Warren,

I may be able to offer some assistance but it's been a few years since
I worked with cable testing. The equipment for full compliance tests
is very costly but there are techniques that can be used to measure
basic parameters that use fairly simple equipment. It's going to
depend on exactly what she wants to test for and to what accuracy.

I'm guessing that cable impedance and attenuation will be the main concern.

You can send the Powerpoints to rhprosser _at_  gmail.com

Richard Prosser

2010/1/25 Warren Jackson <wj@warrenjackson.com>:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I=92ve been contacted by bpeace.org[1] on behalf of a young Afghan woman
> who needs advice on expanding her small business (somewhat dated
> profile: [2]).=A0 Her company (now 18 employees) currently does some
> internet installation and wiring work.=A0 She would like to expand to
> quality/standards verification testing of cable and wire imports. =A0She
> is looking for some general startup and EE advice on the following:
>
> * Cable and wire testing requirements:
> =A0 =A0- technology/equipment needed
> =A0 =A0- techniques
> =A0 =A0- I=92m not sure exactly how far along she is at this point, but
> this could include figuring out what exactly needs to be tested in the
> first place
> * Operating procedures for training employees
> * Understanding the first 3-5 crucial steps for starting her lab/factory
>
> If you are interested (or think you might be interested), I can send
> you a couple of PowerPoint slides with more info.
>
> Any help on this would be much appreciated =96 anything from a quick
> email to help guide our research, to taking a more active/direct role
> by having a few Skype/email conversations.
>
> [1] http://bpeace.org/index.html
> [2] http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/walker/2009/11/03/masooma/
>
>
> Thanks,
> Warren
>
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