--- title: Highlighting Hitachi's Category 6A Outdoor Cable description: To best take on such harsh environments, Hitachi's Category 6A outdoor cable features an inner core of four 23-gauge pairs separated by an electrical-enhancing shaped filler and flooded with water-blocking gel. This core, encapsulated by an inner jacket, is then wrapped in a polyester-backed aluminum foil. A rugged outer jacket is then applied to the construction with a layer of water-blocking aramid yarns impregnated with super absorbent polymer (SAP) beneath. image: https://www.accu-tech.com/hubfs/outdoor-cat6a-cross-section.jpg --- {% set baseFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */ {% set headerFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* This affects only headers on the site. Add the font family you wish to use. 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One is ensuring the cable that is being installed is built specifically to handle applications in less than ideal surroundings. Realizing the difficulties for cables in wet environments, Hitachi developed and introduced a 6A Outdoor cable that when installed in conduit or direct buried, is more than up to the challenges of it's wet surroundings. ![outdoor-cat6a-cross-section](https://www.accu-tech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/outdoor-cat6a-cross-section.jpg?width=600&name=outdoor-cat6a-cross-section.jpg "outdoor-cat6a-cross-section") To best take on such harsh environments, Hitachi's Category 6A outdoor cable features an inner core of four 23-gauge pairs separated by an electrical-enhancing shaped filler and flooded with water-blocking gel. This core, encapsulated by an inner jacket, is then wrapped in a polyester-backed aluminum foil. A rugged outer jacket is then applied to the construction with a layer of water-blocking aramid yarns impregnated with super absorbent polymer (SAP) beneath. ### Hitachi's Outdoor Premise Cable Considerations: - ![rohs-purple](https://www.accu-tech.com/hubfs/rohs-purple.jpg)REACH & RoHS compliant - Outside diameter (.360 inches/9.144 mm) - Tested from 1 to 660 MHz - Part Number: 30287-8 - Suitable for direct burial, lashed aerial, duct and underground conduit applications - Cable core is filled with non-conductive, water-blocking gel - Rugged black polyolefin jacket - UV resistant jacket - Proven Shield Technology improves RFI and EMI performance. ### **For more information on Hitachi's Category 6A Outdoor Cable, please download the flyer below:** [![category-6a-outdoor-cable-flyer](https://www.accu-tech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/category-6a-outdoor-cable-flyer.jpg?width=250&name=category-6a-outdoor-cable-flyer.jpg "category-6a-outdoor-cable-flyer")](https://www.accu-tech.com/hubfs/category-6a-outdoor-cable-flyer-1.pdf) [![Download Flyer](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/54495/f5d01064-02d8-41ad-a064-31340680ca91.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/54495/f5d01064-02d8-41ad-a064-31340680ca91) For more information on Hitachi Cable America's Category 6A Outdoor Cable, to determine which line of cables would work best in your facility or jobsite, or for more information about Hitachi Cable America's industrial cable solutions, please [contact your local Accu-Tech representative](https://www.accu-tech.com/contact). 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