When we ordered our MST's, we were surprised that Commscope doesn't make (even with special order), any drop cable that terminates into LC ends. We run the MST up the tower than connect an UBNT S16 /R6 or BH radios with fiber from there.
We have doing this with a "test cable" and then placing the whole assembly inside a Cat5 outdoor cable *by slitting the Cat5, then taping it up when we are done OR putting it in some small black flex tube (or both). There has to be a more professional way to get this done. Maybe an assembly company we can have make it up for us. We can also get the actual drop cable in a short length but we still face the same prospect of a flimsy termination section that we then have to protect. I can get a bigger fanout fiber at the LC end but there is still likely going to be exposed "smaller cable" to get sealed and ruggedized. Seeking a good solution, with the other side benefit being there are some small towers where I will have a single LC connection at the top for an R6 (micropop) or even and S16 and I have a bunch of flat drop cable I can easily put a couple ends on if I can get it ruggedized from there. This is probably a newbie type question, but we are not fiber ninjas as of yet :) Paul Paul McCall, President PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 pa...@pdmnet.net<mailto:pa...@pdmnet.net> www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com> www.floridabroadband.com<http://www.floridabroadband.com>
