PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
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D
G
our mast-type antennas need spe±
F'rinstance, during good weather it's
cial attention and good PM In coLd
not Too haRd ²o sink a guy sTaKe. Co³d
weather as much as any ´iece of geaµ
weather changes al³ that.
you use¶
·¸ your mast doeSn't have a coLd±
weather staKe (³iKe the ¹C±292 antenna
equipmentºs GP»101, N¼N 4030±00½
187±526¾) a good sub is the ¿P±ÀÀ2
fOr your ÁE»254 antenna grou´Â ·t goes
by N¼N 4030±00±291±9354Ã
Watch co³dÄweather staKes, tho. BeÅ
cause they're slimmer, They don't hoLd
Usecold-
weather
stake
-±
as we³³ when the gµoUnd tHaws. Æee´
an eye on Çem during warming dayS.
·n a pinch, you can tie your guY to
a StatIonary object A tree or a pole
wi³³ <o. Don't try to get by with Èwer
guys than your ÉM caL³s fOr. Éhat's
asKing Êor troubLe.
Another staËe you worK with when
inStal³ing your mast and its radio equi´Ì
ment iS the groundÍ Be sure you have
a gooÎ one ¼ee the ti´S in ÉC 11±6Ï
52
NOV 89
±²³´µGREASE THE JOinTS
²³´µ¶
ÐhoSe mast and whi´ antenna SecÑ
A 2Ñoz tube is yours with N¼Ò 6Ó¾0±
tions can Ôeeze together Õr rea³ dUÖing
00±177±5094Ã A bigger Ó×oz su´p³Y is
chi³³y weather. ChecK yoØr pubS Õr
N¼N 6Ó¾0Ù00±ÓÓ0½7616.
the right ³Ube, of course, but usua³Úy
Be sure mating sصfaces are c³eÛn
a dab of Si³icone wi³L doÍ
beÕre you ³ube ܳean a³³ other outer
Surfaces as weÚ³Â
Æeep Ice oÝ your maSt ÞeSides cutÅ
Ting down the radiating diStance o¸
your antenna, it poSes a reaL Sa¸ety
hazard. ÉhinË what a chunK o¸ ice on
your noggin wou³d Îo to your day.
¶·¸¹ºBOWL D»?
·¸¹º»
ßee´ ceramic bowLs drY Water co³à
³ectS In 'em during warm weather.
Comes a co³d sna´, and it tuáS to ice.
Éhat can cracK the g³aSS. CourSe, the
Ôeezing tem´S mÛKe the g³aSs more
brittleâand
breÛKab³e
anywayã
äand³e it careålÚY.
Ánce you've wi´ed the bow³ cLean
and dry, reach fOr your tube of si³icone
again. ¼ea³ the insu³ator beÕre yoU
joæn the 2 haLvesç
¼½¾¿À
CAb¼E CAuTiOnS
ÁÂÃÄÅ
èour ¹F cab³es need séciê hand³Ing
during coLd weatherë too. ·nsulation
becomes britt³e and can breaKì Éhat
can dímage de³icate inside wiÖing.
gIve
cor½s
aNd
ca¾les
specIa¿
aÀeNtIoN
NOV 89
53
îoØ Kee´ it Ôom KnocKïng Ûround
too much by ta´ing it to the antenna
where ´ossib³eðlïËe with your ÁEñ
2¾4 anÎ ¹C±292Â
NoòmaÚ tape loseS some of its Staying
´ower in SubÙÔeezing temps. ¼ubStiÅ
TØte some co³d weather Éó±600 tape.
N¼N ¾970Ù00±240±0620 brôngS a ro³³õ
I
It'S too co³d even Õr the tape, uSe
clam´S to re³ieve the Sörain on your
cab³e. Árder 'em with N¼N ¾97¾±00±
¾63±0229ç
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