Topband: Connector installation on flooded cable

[Bill Wichers]

If you're in an area where DSL service is available try asking the foreman at your phone company's local service yard. Rural C wire is not a twisted pair so it is generally replaced when a customer orders newer service that uses higher frequencies than the POTS that the rural C wire was intended to support. You can probably get scrap wire for free or scrap value.

If you need to order the stuff new, a common manufacturer is General Cable. 
You will need the RUS number or general's part number to be able to order the wire (both are listed in their catalog). Note that there are probably other manufacturers of this type of wire but I've only ever ordered wire made by general cable. Any commercial electrical supply house can likely order the wire, although supply houses catering to the telcommuncations industry will be better able to help you if you have any questions (graybar is one such supply house with a national presense). You will have to order standard "put up" lengths which as I recall is an oddball number for this kind of wire (something like 600-800 foot minimum).

If you can't find anyone that will take a single-reel order from a non-account customer let me know. I have a local place I've worked with commercially for maybe 20 years that I'm sure would be able to help you out.

-Bill
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----- Original Message -----
From: topband-bounces at contesting.com <topband-bounces at contesting.com>
To: topband <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri Jul 20 21:12:50 2012
Subject: Re: Topband: Connector installation on flooded cable

I know people who use that stuff, but where do you get C wire?

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com


On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 5:18 PM, <wa3mej at comcast.net> wrote:

> For a beverage I am now using telephone wire called " C RURAL WIRE"  which
> is similar to what the telephone company uses as drop wire but much more
> sturdy.. two conductors of #14 copper clad steel
>
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