Will etherSPLIT work on barbed wire?
Excellent question. We have our field engineer (get it?) Joe Bob Whar working on this as we speak. The results look promising, but there are several conditions that need to be examined. For instance, is the particular fence material you are referring to twisted or straight, and if twisted, how many twists per foot? The individual barbs in the wire fence material can be considered bridged taps, which often interfere with signaling so this needs further engineering consideration. Also, the number of cows eating grass on the other side of the fence in any given loop, as well as the average line impedance of each cow’s head calculated as an average in both dry and wet weather will have a considerable impact. We’ll get back to you on our findings.
