PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-415
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 415
JUNE 1987
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OE-254 Antenna.
Getting your antenna high iN the air is one thIng. GeTing it to stay there is
some±hing else again .²
O
yOur Ms³
i
s´Ndµg
T,
it nE
alL the suppoRt yoU can give it¶ Without
the Support of guy wiRes and ground
stak·s, mast sections will bend easily¸
¹o use the guy assemblies. Be sure
³hey're sºked righ³ and have the »ight
tension.
When putting a ground stake iNto soF
or sandy soil, drive the top at least
±
Drive
stake
2
inches
below suRaCe
inches ¼l½¾ the suRface. ¿hat leaves
t
"
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ij
p
lI
³1
anchor hook just aÀÁve the ground.
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I
hArder Â, dÃve sÄkes
uT
oÅly
the Cable coNneC³ion hole is showing¸
¹aÆeÇ comes Èrs³ when you're erec³ing ³hat ÉÊa. Ge³ ³oo close ³o an over-
head elec³ric power line and you are history.
Pick a spot ³hat's at least tËice Ìe mast's height awaY ÍoÎ power lines.
ϳ's best to use a ÍiÐnd to help raise your antenNa.
¿he lightweigh³ mast needs the suppor³ of an extra pair of hands to keep it Íom
buckliNg.
¹³a³ion your par³ner at the feed cone end¸ WhiÑe you pull on ³he guys, he moves
³oward you, "walKing upÒ Óhe maÔt as he comes.
Õove toge³Her, though. ÏÆ he goes Öster Ìan you, you'ÑÑ get a reve×se bucKÑe
in the Îast.
JUNE 87
4±
Øever ³hrow around ³ha³ feeD cone on
³op or you'll daÎage or break i³. Ït's
³ougÙ, bu³ it's no³ made to be handleD
rough.
No TossIng
of feed cOne
Be sure you've cleanÚ aÑl Îast secÛ
³ions beÜÝe :sÑipping them together Þr
s³orage¸ Ïf they're diß or have ³apà on
³heÎ, ³hey'll be hard to take apar³ la³er.
Ïf you do a lot of nighttiÎe antenna erection,
you
c
save táe by notchiNg the top guy plate
Þr easy Ïâ.
By Cu±ting a sãaä no³ch iN the red plate, and
alså on ³he swaging sleeve of each of ³he reD
guy wires, you
c
piCk them ou³ quicKly in
the dark.
·
ælso, ºke the strain oç ³he coax cable
and its coèeCtor by using the Péê211
strain relief.
¿hen tape ³he cable to the Îast Just
below the feed cone. ¿aë it every
5
fee³
or so, like it says iN ìara
±²l(6)
of
¿Õ
11-59²5-35³-13.
íatches, dîrs and vehicle wheels
c
grind your coïmo signal into silence by
CRðnchiNg your an³enna cable, so protec³
agaiNst these cable killersñ
•
ìut a bloCk next to the cable to keep
it out of tight plaCes.
•
æ Void ruNning the cable along the
ground iN areas of heavy traòc. ót
bad
or limbs ôside a cable õ³ cösses
a roadway.
JUNE 87
4´
±Ape
².
cABle
eVe²
5-feet
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