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or aerial splice enclosure. At subscriber sites (e.g., residence), this could be inside or behind the housing of a modular connector or at the
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interface, and a set of test leads for connecting to the telephone circuit. Originally, lineman's handsets featured a
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and also employ an amplifier for speaker use. Most handsets are designed to be used with analog "
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When connected to a line, a lineman's handset is essentially indistinguishable from regular
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found on most consumer telephone equipment. The test leads will feature some combination of
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In addition to the basic features listed above, handsets often include one or more of:
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A lineman's handset typically connects via a pair of test leads, not the
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A typical lineman's handset integrates an earpiece, a mouthpiece, a
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Type of telephone used for installing and testing telephone lines
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to prevent disruption of data communications (such as
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