What’s Inside Cell Tower Wires?

Hey, iScrappers!

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With so many cell phones everywhere, you must wonder where the signals come from, right? Well, that answer is thousands of cell phone towers across the US. With thousands of towers disguised as trees, billboards, or on the sides of water towers, you will see antennas everywhere now.

Cell Tower Wire Types

The wire that goes to those antennas is Heliax wire and comes in several forms. One form is “Hollow Heliax,” which has a few layers: hollow copper at the core, foam, copper, and plastic insulation. This wire will be similar in price to normal insulated copper wires.

The second most common cell phone wire is Solid Core Heliax. This wire has a solid aluminum inner core with a copper, foam, and plastic layer. It is very low in value and should be similar to a Steel BX wire.

Want to know what they look like and how they work? Just ask!

Scrap ya later!

– Tom