PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
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Use cold
weather stake
surface to hold it firm in wet earth.
Frozen ground?
Tie g±ys to
statIonaRy objects
WheN the groUNd is jusT too hard for proper stakiNg, tie your gUys to a
staTionary object Like a tree.
48
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±ever forget a groUnd² eiTher. For
coLd weather work² see THe tiPs iN ³C
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11-6² Grounding ³echNiques.
Both mast-and whip-tYPe antenna
sections can stick together Like gLue
during a freeze. Check your ³M's first²
´
but usuallY adding some siLicoNe² ±S±
6850µ00µ880-76¶6¸ between
heads off this stickler.
BefOre sLicking 'e¹ down²
b
sure
they' re free of dirt and dUst. Keep your
whole antenNa that way if possibLe.
Ice anywhere
º
o» a ¹ast is a no-No²
too. Besides cuttiNg dowN on radiating
raNge² it's unsafe. A faLLiNg piece of ice
carries a lot of weight.
¼era¹ic ½nsuLator bowLs neeD to be
DrY be¾ore a coLD snap .¿ FreeZing water
I
expaNds anD breaks the gLass.
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1±
'
ÁCoÂrse² jÂst beÃng coLd ¹akes thE
gLass brittÄe. ÅaNdLe it with careÆ
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Ji
ÇNce the bowL is clean and dry² givÈ
":,
it the siLicone treatmeNt before put-
ting it back togetherÉ
FiNaLly² go easY with cabLes and
cords. ³he coLd ¹akes insÂlation britÊ
tLe.
ReaLLy coLd weather can cause metaÄ
conNectors to shrink² Letting in ¹oisÊ
tureÉ If you think yoÂrs might² taPe
ANd² when taPiNg is Necessary² like
the CG-¶07 cord that goes to the RËÌ
292² Âse some Lowµte¹p taPe Like ³ÍÎ
600² ±S± 5970-00µ240Ï0620Ð
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