BARECONDUCTOR - A conductor not covered with any insulating material.
BASEBAND - The frequency band occupied by all the transmitted modulating signals.
BASEPRICE - The price of copper per pound before any adders are applied. To this base price, adders are used to determine price for drawing the copper into a wire and for tinning or insulating the bare copper wire.
BATTERY CABLE - A single conductor cable either insulated or uninsulated used for carrying current from batteries to the point where power is needed. May also be used for grounding.
BAUD - Unit of measure for data transmission speed representing bits per second, e.g., 9,600 baud = 9,600 bits per second (bps).
BC - Abbreviation for bare copper.
BC-S - Abbreviation for double shield; 1 bare copper, 1 silver.
BCCS - Abbreviation for bare copper-clad steel.
BEADED COAX - A coaxial cable in which the dielectric consists of beads made of various materials.
BELLWIRE - Common term for wire primarily used for making doorbell and thermostat connections.
BELT (BELTED TYPE CABLE) - Refers to the number of layers of insulation on a conductor or number of layers of jacket on a cable.
BEND RADIUS - The radius of curvature that an optical fiber cable can bend without causing harmful effects on the optical or mechanical performance of the cable.
