Friday - week 1

New quad mount installed. With a borrowed drill I placed the quad mount and did get it level. I remembered to place the ground wire, and the tag with the circuit ID. And I ran the CAT 5 to the rj21x, all on my own. My trainer had already carried in the card for me to place.

mux shelves are built from the bottom up

Can't say I remembered the mux as well as I remembered the color code.


We start here. Each circuit is given a location address. MD"xxxx", Muldem "A" , "B", or "C".

Once you locate the muldem you still have seven groups of 4 pairs in each muldem. For example we'll say muldem "A", group 1.

At dispatch we're given the muldem location MDxxxx, A-1-1. Now I know to look in muldem "A", group 1, circuit 1.

Now we can plug into our circuit port, which will cause a light to lght up on another shelf enabling you to identify another shelf that gives you better access to the circuit you're working on.

Jan. 27, 2010

After eight years working behind a desk I find myself once again in the field. It's interesting work, and I enjoy it, but it's also tough, especially at my age. There's the physical side of the job, and that's a concern, but there's also so much to learn. That's where I'm hoping this blog will help.

Today I worked at a cell site and helped install three circuits on a QDFR. I never heard of a QDFR before today.

At one point the tech. that's training me asked if I remembered our color code. I said yes and he handed me a punch down tool, and pointed to a 25 pair cable and a 66 block. I looked at the cable and the 66 block and thought, "I think I remember the color code."