Imagine that you work in a rapidly changing, high-technology industry and that your company has employees in locations spread throughout the United States. Imagine further that...
The Tandem Drop Duct is a combination of service wire or coaxial cable jacketed to the company`s hdpe innerduct. Ranging in size from 13 millimeters to 3/4 inch, the device allows...
Years ago, when I worked for [a well-known service provider] putting in large installations," recounts Lynn Pugh, president of Pugh Communications (Wamego, KS), "some of the installers...
Most installers do not realize the importance of having jumper cables that exhibit a consistent, high-quality, low-loss range. Many contractors mistakenly believe that "zeroing...
Got media converters? If so, you are probably one of the 30 or so manufacturers that may have considered selling out, buying your competition, or building a better media converter...
Some cabling projects start out very simply but balloon into much larger jobs. About two years ago, I was involved in such a project. The client contacted me about a classified...
The licensing of telecommunications professionals is one step closer to reality in Massachusetts. In April, the Joint Standing Committee for Government Regulation reviewed House...
" At Graybar, training is required, not optional," says the company`s director of training, John A. Teipen. And well it should be, since the St. Louis, MO-based national distributor...
Located in the center of the peaceful town of Sturbridge, MA, rests Old Sturbridge Village (osv), an outdoor museum that presents the story of everyday life in a rural New England...
Your article about the Gopher Pole can give the impression that low-voltage cable and fiber can be installed by placing it over a suspended ceiling and allowing the ceiling to...
On the National Public Radio program "News from Lake Wobegon," noted American humorist Garrison Keillor describes Lake Wobegon, MN, as a place where "all the women are strong,...
As many of you have noticed, our "cable guy" has remained on our cover and in general has been seen hanging around Cabling Installation & Maintenance well after our fifth-anniversary...
In response to the February 1999 technology feature (see "Innovations save installers time and money," page 29), I hope the illustration on page 29 was not an indication that ...
Post-installation opportunities represent, by far, the richest source of revenue for the contractor far more so than the primary function of installing the cabling.
Q: I am under contract to a client that has very strict guidelines regarding specification of products; nothing specified can be product-specific. My client would like to have...
Q: As cabling contractors, we run into requests for proposals that require plenum or polyvinyl chloride (pvc)-jacketed cable. Most building inspectors are consistent in what they...
Q: I am currently bidding on some new homes. The builder wants to know what type of cable should be used for Internet service, digital cable, and for anything else that will likely...
The jtk-3200 connector repair/installation kit contains the essential tools needed to cut, strip, and crimp connectors and terminal ends. The kit is designed for D-sub, circular...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (nist), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is upgrading the cabling of existing buildings and installing cabling in a ...
Heli-Tube spirally cut cable wrap is an expandable plastic cable harness that wraps around cabling and wires from different sources to neatly bundle and protect them. The wrap...
The Model CT-1700 Contour Crimp terminal crimping tool crimps pan-term 8 to 2 awg noninsulated tubular terminals, 8 to 1 awg copper power connectors, and 6 to 4 awg aluminum power...
Consider the following hypothetical situation: Company X has just constructed 149,000 square feet of administrative office space, and staff members are moving in. But problems...
The aca-310 kit includes a power meter and light-emitting diode (led). The handheld meter has a resolution of 0.1 or 0.01 decibel and a germanium detector. The unit measures in...
The VB37 video balun transceiver sends quality color or monochrome video over ordinary unshielded twisted-pair cables for distances to 1000 feet. The unit interfaces with any ...
Keeping track of every port when testing at high-density patch panels is often difficult. The approach for many is to write down each port on a pad of paper near the patch panel...
The VideoEase cctv balun eliminates bulky coaxial cable by converting a cctv baseband video signal from RG-75 coaxial to unshielded twisted-pair (utp) cabling. The balun supports...
The Mono-Mesh cable tray supports high- and low-voltage wiring, air hoses, conduits, and other distribution requirements. The tray is a grid pattern of welded-steel wires. Installation...
The smart F/O 48 patch panels are suitable for fast networks using fiber-optic backbones or fiber-to-the-desk. Supporting 24 duplex adapters (48 fibers) in a 2U rack space, the...
The jtk-41 Telecom Workbelt Kit contains 14 of the most essential brand-name tools for use in the telecommunications repair and installation industry. The tool pouch is made from...
The service provider has installed a "smart jack" for a high-speed data circuit at the wrong location. The customer wants the job completed right away, and the service provider...
The ic108mmbxx Elite Multi-Media Box (mm) is suitable for use as a multiuser telecommunications outlet assembly. The box accepts any IC108 Series bezel, allowing virtually any...
A little more than one year ago, one of the most chronicled nondecisions in the history of cabling-standards creation unfolded. Because the standards activity was so well- followed...
Cabling-component manufacturer Leviton Telcom (Bothell, WA) has updated its popular wiring guide with a third edition entitled, Wiring Strategies for Voice and Data Systems. Released...
The smlp 5-5 singlemode/multimode fiber-optic test kit contains an optical-power meter (opm 5-2B) and a new three-wavelength light source (ols 5-5). The power meter measures and...
There are many end-users and installers out there who will be the first to say that shielded twisted-pair (stp) cable is bulky, difficult to install, and expensive. And many will...
A line of 24-, 48-, 72- and 96-port Category 5 patch panels is now available. The patch panels are 110-punch-block terminated and incorporate technology that eliminates crosstalk...
