thought this thread was closed ?? Bob K3DJC
On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:52:02 GMT "k...@juno.com" <k...@juno.com> writes: > I've found the Brother "touch system to be inadequate. The labels > fade very quickly in sunlight and fade (albeit much more slowly) > indoors. > > For cables both inside and outside, I prefer coloured tape. Scotch > 33 is available > in standard colours for this purpose and can be purchased at a real > hardware store > or "big box" retailer. > > To differentiate between cables, I make the first colour 1.5 times > the width of the > roll and subsequent colours standard width. > > For example: cable 45 vs cable 54. > > Cable 45 would have a wide yellow band and a regular width green > band. > > Cable 54 would have a wide green band and a regular width yellow > band. > > I do not use black or grey tape as they do not contrast well against > black or grey > cables. > > I do not use the same colour more than once so the colours can be > distinguished. > > My experience is that violet tape does not stand up to outdoor use > as well as the other colours. > > I use an arbitrary classification system so: Note that there are no > same colours > on the same cable so there are no lines 22,33,44,55,66,77,88,99. > > 1x series Lines to HF antennas > > 2x series Lines between equipment (rig to antenna tuner, for > example) > > 3x series Control lines rotor, remote antenna switch, > remote antenna tuner > > 4x series DC power > > 5x series AC power > > 6x series Grounds > > 7x series Lines to VHF-UHF antennas including repeaters > > 8x series not used yet > > 9x series not used yet > > Should you need additional lines for a specific classification, it > is easy to add > a 3rd digit with another normal width piece of tape. For example, > another HF > antenna line could be line 125: wide brown, normal red, normal > green. > > Signal direction of travel can be indicated so: > At the source, place the wide band right up to the connector, at the > load, place the narrow band(s) right up next to the connector. > > I made up a table to indicate what goes where: (partial example > below) > CAPITALS indicate wide band. > > LINE COLOURS FROM TO NOTES > 74 VIO - yel IC-7000 HF out 6m beam 8214 > 64' new 7-2013 > > 75 VIO - grn IC-7000 VHF out 2m beam 8214 > 56' new 8-2012 > > I've found it important to date each iteration of the Line sheet to > keep track of > changes like adding another antenna. > > In each junction-remote tuner box, there is a waterproofed line > sheet copy. > I used a laser printer and then spray the sheets with Krylon matte > clear until the > paper is soaked and then let it hang-dry. I've had good results > with this. Inkjet > printing will run when it gets wet or even humid. > > For labeling outdoor objects, metal Dymo tape is hard to beat. The > catch is > that it is wildly expensive and takes vast amounts of money to > purchase the specially constructed die-cast metal lettering tool. I > spent half-vast sums of money for mine at a hamfest. The metallic > tape comes (came?) in aluminum and stainless steel. UV proof and > the adhesive is quite strong. > > For permanent writing, use a paint-based marker as the common "magic > marker" ink > is subject to quickly fading. > > Markal (company name) makes a line of high-quality paint markers as > does Nissen. > If you state permits it, the xylene-based paints work better than > water-based. > Check with WW Grainger or Fastenal. > > These paint markers mark on metal quite well but will flake off > anything that > flexes. > > The "Sharpie" metallic markers are suitable only for inside work. > I've not had > much experience with their "Sharpie" paint markers. > > 72, > > Tim Colbert K3HX > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Protect what matters > Floods can happen anywhere. Learn your risk and find an agent > today. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/55f0642926b364284f83st01duc > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to riese-k3...@juno.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
