[TowerTalk] Hardline Newbie

[Steve Maki]

The "Cell Reach" Commscope line of smoothwall hardline is not made 
anymore, but except for one characteristic was the best cable available 
for outdoor and especially direct burial use because there is no way for 
water to migrate in the cable.

The bad characteristic is that it's stiff as a board, especially the 
1-5/8" variety. However despite the stiffness, it can nevertheless be 
bent at reasonably short radius turns, not far off of corrugated cable 
specs.

Connector installation requires a coring tool. The cable is simply cut 
flush, and the dielectric is cored out a half inch or so (the coring 
tool will stop at the right coring depth).

As I recall the tool does a nice job of cleaning the solid center 
conductor and the inside of the outer conductor, but make sure that's 
the case before installing the connector.

-73, Steve K8LX



On 9/1/2021 9:33 PM, Doug Howard via TowerTalk wrote:
> I have Commscope CR 1070 7/8” hardline and Commscope CR107NF N-type female connectors. I have never put connectors on hardline before. I got a used Commscope CR-1070 CT B tool for cable end prep, but it’s not really obvious to me how to use it. Is there a saw cut length data sheet that I should be using to cut before using the prep tool?
> Sorry if this seems like a silly question, but I’d certainly appreciate any assistance. Thank you in advance.
> 73,Doug - KG5OA
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