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Orders carry a PO number and job name. Cut to length; $85 per cut on by-the-foot lines. First orders prepaid, shipped to your facility.

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Category 5e Outdoor, 24 AWG, 4 Pair, 1000 ft. Wooden Reel

Category 5e Outdoor, 24 AWG, 4 Pair, 1000 ft. Wooden Reel

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Part #5EOUT244RB
$117.77/ reelIn stock
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Priced at copper $6.86/lb. Market read 3:30 PM ET: $6.57/lb — +0.09% on this price; holds until ±0.25%.

Price check 5EOUT244RBOct 19, 2026, 12:00 PM ET

26.3% less here than the lowest price we found, $159.90 per 1000 ft at Nassau National Cable (identical part). That is $42.13 a reel, or $421.30 on 10 reels.

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Priced today at copper $6.57/lb: the conductor is $64.23 of this reel, so a 5% move in copper moves the price about $3.21. The rest holds.

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Cut to length, no reel minimums. Prices move with the metal during the day; a quote holds for seven days. Retailer price read from their public page at the time shown; it may have changed. Before shipping and tax.

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Category 5e direct burial outdoor network cable featuring a 24 AWG, 4-pair solid bare copper construction with a UV-resistant LLDPE jacket for aerial, duct and buried installations. Available in six constructions to match site conditions: standard direct burial, gel filled, waterblock tape, aerial with steel messenger, and shielded versions with gel fill, waterblock tape or dual jacket. Gel and waterblock constructions prevent moisture migration in wet environments, while shielded versions add an aluminium mylar foil shield with drain wire for high-noise locations. Supports Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) speeds up to 100 meters and bandwidths up to 350 MHz. Rated to -40°C. Supplied on a 1,000 ft wooden reel in black.

Specifications
- Conductor: 24 AWG solid bare copper
- Pairs: 4
- Insulation: HDPE
- Jacket: LLDPE, UV resistant (dual jacket version adds an inner PVC layer)
- Jacket colour: Black
- Impedance: 100 ±15 ohms
- Bandwidth: 350 MHz
- Voltage rating: 300V
- Temperature range: -40°C to 75°C
- Rip cord: 250D nylon
- Standards: ANSI/TIA 568-C.2, ANSI/TIA 862, ISO/IEC 11801 Ed 2.0 Class E1, ICEA 8-102-700, RoHS, REACH, CPR

Construction options
- Direct Burial (5EOUT244RB) — 5.1 mm, 19 lbs/1000 ft
- Gel Filled (5EOUTG244RB) — 5.15 mm, 22 lbs/1000 ft
- Waterblock Tape (5EOUTW244RB) — 5.45 mm, 22 lbs/1000 ft
- Aerial w/ Messenger (5EOUTA244RB) — 5.1 × 2.1 mm figure-8, 1.2 mm steel messenger, 21 lbs/1000 ft
- Shielded Gel Filled (5EOUTGSHDRB) — 5.7 mm, foil shield + 0.4 TC drain wire
- Shielded Waterblock (5EOUTWSHDRB) — 5.9 mm, 26 lbs/1000 ft, foil shield + drain wire
- Shielded Dual Jacket UV (5EOUTSHDDJRB) — 5.7 mm, 26 lbs/1000 ft, foil shield + drain wire