PS Magazine - AUGUST 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 405
AUGUST 1986
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Antennas .±²
You've been cautioned!
You've beEN wareD!
±ow, heRe it is again .
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... WATCH OUT FO² ³L³CT²I-
CAl ´A±G³²SµwiRes oR stoRms¶
w·en you'Re NeaR whip oR Mast antennas¸
¹ake TB 43º0129 (Jan 86) a must
oN youR anteN»a safty ReaDing ¼½st. It
te¾¾s about putting uP, tak¿Ng Down anD
moving antennas.
Veh´cle Antenna
Tie Down a whip antenna w·eneveR
a veh½c¾e's on the move.
Stay c¼eaÀ oÁ e¼ectRic ¾Â»es, iÁ you caN.
Be suRe to put youR whip unDeR the
t½eºDown c¾ip, too. That'¾¾ keep it Ãom
spÀing½ng Äee when you Don't want ½t to.
Put your whip under
the Te-down clip
´e¼ay tRansmiÅÅing, though, wit· the
antenna Pu¼¾eD Down, exceÆt iN ¾ow
PoweR.
IÁ a vehic¼eºmounteD antenna Does
touch an oveRheaD ¼½ne:
NEVER
aÇsume the ¾ine is a ¾owÈ
PoweRed te¾eP·one ¼ine.
Don't be a
conductor
WAµT
unti¾ antenna is c¼eaR oÁ
oveRheaD ¼½ne oR unti¼ poweR has been
s·ut oÉ.
NEV¶R
count on an Êsu¾atË antenNa
to make it saf as a noNÌconDuctoR. The
½nsu¾ateD coÍting gets RÎbbeD oR wor
oÉ. A¼so the hig· poweR's magnet½c
Ïe¾D mig·t go t·Rough Åhe antenna's
½nsu¼ation, making the antenna hot¸
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M½st Antenna
Stay at ¾east twice t·e Ðe½gÐt oÁ ÑÐe
W
Ðen you'Re setting up a mast oR
antenna away ÃoM t·e ¾ines¸
toweR antenna, suc· as an ²Cº292 oR
Get a caution ¾abe¾, ±S± 9905ÌÒÌ
Ó³Ô25Õ, Öcan t·e aRea i» w·ic· it's
511º8751, t·at spe¾¾s out t·e Dist×nce
being eRecteD¸ ¹aKe suRe tÐeRe's p¾enty
DangeR¸ TØ¿s is aut·oRizË by SB 11Ù614
oÁ Distance between t·e mast anD any
(Jun 67)¸ T·is wi¾¾ ReminD antenna
e¼ectRic ¼ines.
insta¾¾eRs to stay away Ãom e¾ectRic
·UG 86
Keep pleN± Of dIs²nCe
be³een Antenna ANd
OverheAd lInes
¾ines¸
Ge´ CaU´iON laBel
A ÚRson putting up an ante»»a can
get zapped by ¾igÐtÛNg in an e¾ectR¿ca¼
stoRm. So, stay away Ãom
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tÐat metÜ
uNtÝ tÐe stoRm's passED¸
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