PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1977

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 300

NOVEMBER 1977

PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1977 - Page 25 of 35
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It's good PM on the ground level
that keeps your antenna, Like the AB-
577
mast, trouble±free up in the air.
One place you can start is with those
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antenna
sections. While
they
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a s e ter or tra1 er, a ways
keep the heavy gear off of them. Be
sure the sections are fastened in the
rack. This will keep the locking colLars
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from getting bent or broken.
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Where there are cabLes and connec-
tors
around,
use extra
care
when
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you're putting those sections away or
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taking them out to run them up.
corrosion with a wire brush or
sandpaper. Touch up the spots with a
coat of paint. Keep that paint away
fr²m the antenna section collars aNd
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BEfore you run up your antenna,
Look over the guy wires for frays or
breaks. A weakened guy wire can let
your antenna down re³l hard .
.. and
that's bad.
Sometimes the guy is Rubbed over
rough rocks or metal. If sharp edges
can't be helped, always put padding
around the wire for protection´
After your guys are fastened, loop
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the excess wire and tape the loop to
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the secured guy. This'll keep it out of
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the mud and dirt and out from under
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foot·
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To keep some unwary person from
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walking into the guys, ¸rap some
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cloth tape around them. This will call
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where the guys are
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