RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-09 Thread Eric Lemmon
Scotch Super 33 tape is great stuff, but Scotch Super 88 is even better- it's thicker, has a better adhesive, and it has better UV resistance. Cloth tape, AKA "friction tape", should be pitched into a trash can. Scotch does make a "Linerless Splicing Tape" which is self-vulcanizing rubber, and is

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-09 Thread terry dalpoas
I worked as a licensed apprentice electrician a few years ago and used Super 33, Super 88, Temflex 1710 (regular and MSHA approved), Scotch 35 (for color coding). I really like the 88 (it is thicker than 33, however, more expensive). 1710 is not too bad, it has the same thickness as 33, and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Majdi S. Abbas
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 04:51:22PM -0700, Eric Lemmon wrote: > Scotch Super 33 tape is great stuff, but Scotch Super 88 is even better- > it's thicker, has a better adhesive, and it has better UV resistance. Cloth > tape, AKA "friction tape", should be pitched into a trash can. I beg to d

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Kris Kirby
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Majdi S. Abbas wrote: > Self-vulcanizing rubber tape is GREAT for splices. However, you > need something to wrap it with to protect the rubber...and there's > where the friction tape comes in. Traditional splices were > self-vulcanizing rubber underneath friction tape

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B)
lder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kris Kirby Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:37 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Majdi S. Abbas wrote: > Self-vulcanizing rubber tape is GREAT fo

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Kris Kirby
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote: > H? wonder when it became ?Queer Tape?? For the 24 years I was in, > it was F-4 tape. (Anybody who ever worked F-4?s knows why!) > > I still work for the Air Force? I?ll have to ask some of the Spark Chaser > and Pointy Heads! F-4 tape! That

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread mwbesemer
Funny... all those years in maintenance and I've never heard that before. Musta been a term that was used in the fighter community. I mostly worked heavies, and we definitely had a different vocabulary than the pointy-noses dudes! 73, Mike WM4B On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:30 AM , Kris Kirby

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread kd6aaj
Rubber tape is good for high-vibration environments, where the insulation could get rubbed off over time. The rubber would get worn down before the insulation. Apply cloth tape over it to keep rubber from dripping off in high heat. Cloth tape is good for higher temps (won't stretch like plastic)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Jacob Suter
the Spark > Chaser and Pointy Heads! > > 73, > > Mike > > WM4B > > *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Kris Kirby > *Sent:* Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:37 AM > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Brian Raker
t;> >> Mike >> >> WM4B >> >> *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Kris Kirby >> *Sent:* Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:37 AM >> *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> *Subject:* Re: [Re

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread mwbesemer
nty Heads! >> >> 73, >> >> Mike >> >> WM4B >> >> *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Kris Kirby >> *Sent:* Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:37 AM >> *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogro

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Jeff DePolo
r > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:23 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape > > Actually, this is how I've been taught by several RF engineers to seal > outdoor connections... a layer of Super 88, then linerless splicing >

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread John Gleichweit
--- Jeff WN3A > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Raker > > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:23 PM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogr

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-10 Thread Eric Lemmon
nal Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:51 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape Scotch Super 33 tape is great stuff, but Scotch Super 88

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-11 Thread Jeff DePolo
> Scotch Super 33 tape is great stuff, but Scotch Super 88 is > even better- > it's thicker, has a better adhesive, and it has better UV > resistance. Cloth > tape, AKA "friction tape", should be pitched into a trash can. I haven't had friction tape in years. I remember finding rolls of it in m

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape

2009-09-11 Thread Chuck Kelsey
tube house wiring too. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: "Jeff DePolo" To: Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 9:03 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape > > I haven't had friction tape in years. I remember finding rolls of it in > my > dad's