Trying to strip off the outer jacket, I find I have to be careful not to
pull too hard, because the inner jacket is like Stretch Armstrong's arms, or
a piece of tar.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Jenkins via Af
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BBDGE Grounding Question
We use the shielded EZ-RF45 ends with this cable all the time. You don't
fold the copper back. Instead you treat it more like putting an end on a
heliax cable. Leave a bit of the inner jacket sticking out and only
expose enough of the copper to go into the shielded end and get crimped
down. We also qualify all ends with a fluke tester. All of our
infrastructure sites for the past couple of years have been built this way.
This cable is actually very easy to work with once you get the hang of
it. When I get back from wispapalooza I will do a little video showing
how I make the ends.
Matthew Jenkins
SmarterBroadband
[email protected]
530.272.4000
On 10/11/2014 01:22 PM, Tyler Treat via Af wrote:
For all you guys that rock BBDGE at tower sites -
Are you using shielded ends - Does the copper cladding fit up into the
connector? Care to attach a picture of what you consider a proper
connection?? The only time I've messed with this cable, it was a huge
PITA to get the copper cladding up into the shielded connector. Not sure
if that was even the proper method.....?
Do you also bond the shield to ground the same way you would LMR cable
with the ground kit? Similar to this:
https://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=445755&WT.mc_id=google_base&sp=true
Thanks
Tyler
