Broadband Applications & Construction Manual - Public - CommScope

Pull the Cable, Separate the Messenger
Set up your cable pack or A-frame beneath the tap. Take the cable end and walk toward
the attachment point. Don’t let the cable kink, scrape, tangle or get hung up as
you walk - it may deform the cable and cause transmission problems later.
Keep pulling cable after you reach the attachment point. Remember, you need to have
enough cable in hand to run along the soffit or foundation line of the building to reach
the grounding point.
Go back to the reel and pull enough extra cable to reach the tap. Cut the cable at the reel.
Separate the Messenger From the Coax
Use your side cutters to start a split in the webbing
between the messenger and the coax. Take the messenger
in one hand and the coax in the other and
smoothly pull your hands apart to split the webbing.
Pull across the webbing (a scissors pull) instead of
pulling the webbing directly apart.
Connectorize the Cable
Attach the connector per the instructions on page
9.9/Coax connectorization.
Aerial Installation 5.2
Pulling Cable
tech tip:
always pull
more cable
than you
think you’ll
need