Outside Telephone Cable

ALP – Air Core for Aerial or Duct applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-22

Advantages: lightweight, small diameter, readily spliced and tapped in "Ready Access" closures

ALP8 – Air Core for Aerial applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-38

Advantages: self-supporting with steel messenger integrally jacketed with cable, time and labor saving installation, readily spliced and tapped in "Ready Access" closures, permanent trouble-free suspension

BJF – Filled for Direct Burial, Aerial or Duct applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-39

Advantages: improved electrical stability, minimum maintenance costs

Shielding:
BJFA = 0.008" coated aluminum
BJFC = 0.005" copper
BJFG = 0.005" Alloy 194, gopher-resistant
(BJFG recommended for mechanical protection in gopher or severe service areas.)

Filling: The entire cable within the outer jacket is flooded with a petrolatum-polyethylene gel filling compound.

BJF – Foam Skin Filled for Direct Burial, Aerial or Duct applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-89

Advantages: lightweight, smaller outside diameters

Shielding:
BJFAF = 0.008" coated aluminum
BJFSF = 0.006" steel tape for gopher of severe service areas

Filling: An inner layer of polyethylene expanded 50% by volume, plus a 0.002" outer wall of color-coded solid polyethylene or polypropylene.

BWFA/BWFG – Distribution wire, filled for direct burial applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-54

Advantages: improved electrical stability, lightweight, long continuous length reels, installation speed

Shielding:
BWFA = 0.008" aluminum tape shield
BWFG = Gopher-resistant 0.005" corrugated copper-clad stainless steel or copper-clad alloy tape

Filling: The entire cable within the outer jacket is flooded with a petrolatum-polyethylene gel filling compound.

BWFG1 – Drop/Distribution Wire - Foam Skin Filled for Direct Burial applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-86

Advantages: improved electrical stability, lightweight, long continuous length reels, installation speed

Shielding: BWFG = Gopher-resistant 0.005" corrugated copper-clad stainless steel or copper-clad alloy tape

Filling: An inner layer of polyethylene expanded 50% by volume, plus a 0.002" outer wall of color-coded solid polyethylene or polypropylene

RD 8 Wire – Air Core, Self Supporting Aerial Distribution Wire
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-27, One Pair
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-28, Multi-Pair

Advantages: self-supporting 0.134" steel messenger integrated into jacket, 2800 lb. test strength

"C" Line Wire – Self Supporting for Aerial applications
RUS/Rea Spec. PE-17

Advantages: self-supporting two parallel copper-clad steel conductors jacketed with a single extrusion of very hard, abrasion resistant, black, high density polyethylene; one edge ridged for polarity identification

DRPP Aerial Drop Wires – Self Supporting for Aerial applications

• Traditional style house drop, available in 18 awg, 2 conductors 30% EHS copper-clad steel.
• Paired fiberglass reinforced style house drop available in 22 awg, 2 or 6 pair solid copper.

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