PS Magazine - MAY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 366
MAY 1983
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AND HERe'r±
50M² PInT³´ tO
l<µ YoU ¶· ¸¹
AIR!
Once your mast is standiNg talL, it
needs your support. UsE alL guy as-
sembLIes and bE s±re they're stakEd
and tensioned right.
Witho±t tHe added support these
guys offEr, mast sections cAn bend
easiLy²
When p±tting a gro±nd stake Into
soFt or sandy soiL, drive tHe tops at
³n harder gro±nd, drIve stakes ±ntiL
onLy
tHe
cabLe
connectioN
hoLE
is
showing²
Give y´ur coax CabLe and Its coN-
nector a fIgHting chance fµr s±rvival²
Use tHe P¶·211 straiN relief. THEn,
Use
low
temp
tape
Protect
yo±r
antenna
cable
at
gro±nD
LevEL, too.
¸atcHes, ramps,
cargo doors and veh¹cLe wheeLs wilL c±t
or daMage It If gIven a cºance» ¼nd,
wHen tHese crunchers ºit the cabLe,
they can damage the antenna or radio
set It's connectEd to²
Feedcone's
nOT for
Tossing
ThE fEEdcone on top of yo±r mast
may look lIke a footbaLL, but it's too fra-
gILe to be tossed liKe one. ¸andLe It
carefulLy»
Be
sure yo±½vE cLeaned aLL mast
sectIons
beFore
sLIppIng
them
to-
gether for storage² ³f tHey're dIrty or
havE tape on 'em, ¾Hey'LL be a bear to
pulL apart Later»
Same tHing goes fµr any sections
beNt from lack of support in the aIr
too.
Groundwork
can save
you some
time LatEr on, too» ¿IKe notchIng tHe
top guy plate for easy ³À when yo±
have to p±t your mast Áp at nIght.
By c±tting a smaLL notch In the rEd
pLate, and on thE swaging sLeeve of
each of the red g±y wires, yo± can pIcK
'em out q±ickly in the darkÂ
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