Type CAK- Figure 8 Self-Supporting / Air Core- REA SPEC PE-38

Conductor:

• Solid Soft drawn annealed bare copper

Insulation:

• Polyolefin with standard telephone industry color coding

Cable Core Assembly:

• Insulated conductors are twisted into pairs varying lays (twist lengths) to minimize crosstalk and meet strict capacitance unbalance limits. Cable containing over 25 pairs are cabled and assembled in sub-units, each identified by color coded unit binders

Shielding:

• A corrosion/oxidation resistant, blue tinted ethylene copolymer coated (on both sides) overlapping 0.008 inch thick corrugated aluminum tape shield is applied longitudinally with overall to provide 100% electrical shielding coverage

Messenger Strand:

• 1/4 inch diameter 7 wire Extra High strength (6.650lb. test strength) galvanized steel messenger strand is integrated within the outer jacket in a "figure 8" configuration. The strand interstices are flooded with an asphaltic sealing compound to prevent possible moisture migration from splicing points. The jacket forms a "web" between messenger and cable thus permitting specialized suspension clamps to grip the jacketed messenger (no stripping needed) without damaging the cable jacket.

Jacket:

• Black polyethylene. It is compounded to withstand sunlight, temperature variations and other environmental conditions, including abuse during installation.

Footage Marking:

• Footage markings are printed sequentially every two feet along the outer jacket to provide readily accurate records of cable usage and continuous-length reel contents.