PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-455
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 455
OCTOBER 1990
OE-254 .±²
Here are some pointers to kEep
your mast antenna doing its job fr
you:
Use all the guy assembLies. Make
sure tHEy're staked and tIed rIght and
tIght.
For soft or sandy soIL, drive the top
of the gRound stake at Least 2 inches
below the surface. That Leaves the an-
choR hOok just above the ground.
±n hard ground, drIve in the staKes
until onLy the cable connectIon hole
shoWs.
Safety
;.
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Put sA²tY ³´Rst wµ¶n ¶ReCt´ng tµ´s
ant¶nnA· ¸¹t t´º CAºs, NSN 598»¼00¼
930¼7½½3¾ On AlL tµe ¶L¶m¶nt¿À ÁRAº
tµ¶Â ´n ºLAC¶ W´tµ ¶L¶CtR´CAL ´n¿ulAt´On
tAºÃ, NSÄ »9Å0Æ00¼816¼60»6Ç
Èn A º´nCµ, YOu Can ÉAº¶ otµ¶R ´teÊs,
suCµ A¿ t¶nn´¿ BALLs oR R¹BB¶Ë ÉuB´ng,
OntO tµ¶ Ant¶nnA ¶L¶m¶nts.
Erection Tip
Ìeep the antenna away Ío oveRhead eLectrIc power lines. ¸´Ck a spot tµat's
at Least tw´ce the mast's height away Ío power LInes.
ÎÏÎÐM SÐU Msg ÑMSÏÒÓSF¼SÏÎ 201800Z MaR 90 authoRiz¶s the reÂovaL
of One uppeR mast section to heLº take
stress oÔ the entiRe mastÕ Öeducing tµe
mast µeight means you neeD to sµorten
tµe lower pulLing guy wire.
×ince one seCtIon is ReÂoved, tµe
antenna can be raised by one person
usIng the assembLY pRocedures in Øara
2ÙÚ oÛ TM 11¼Ü98ÜÝ3»ÅÞ13.
Mast Sections Matter
ßµ¶ àeDCon¶ On tµ¶ Âa¿t toº ÂAá Looâ L´k¶ A gooD suB¿t´É¹É¶ ãR A ãOtBaLL,
b¹t ´äå¿ tOO æAg´Lç to b¶ to¿¿¶D L´k¶ on¶À èanDL¶ ´t CaR¶éLLYê
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뵶Cì tµ¶ ÂAst ¿¶Ct´Ons íR CRACìs
B¶íR¶ Yo¹ ¿toR¶ ɵ¶m. ȳ You înD An
oº¶n CRACì tµAtïs LOng¶R tµAn
1/À
´nCµ,
R¶ºLAC¶ tµ¶ ¿eCt´On.
ðlsO, CL¶an tµe s¶Ct´Ons B¶íR¶ ñL´ºò
º´ng tµ¶Â tOg¶th¶R
fr
¿tORAg¶. óth¶Rô
W´¿¶, Yo¹ïLL µAV¶ A µARD tA¿k ºuLL´ng
tµ¶Â AºARÉ lAt¶Rõ
Feed cone
is ÁRagileÂ
DoN't toss
it aRound
Nighttime Notch
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swagINg
sleeve
heRe
öor night ereCtion,
save time by
notcµ´ng the top guy ºlate.
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Cable Care
ßĖ¶ ėµ¶ ¿ėĘA´n Oę ɵ¶ COAx CABL¶
AnD ´t¿ COnn¶CtOR BY ¹¿´ng tµ¶ ¸ĚÓ½ě1
¿ÉRA´n R¶Ĝ´¶³.
ĝµ¶nĞ ÉAº¶ tğ¶ CABL¶ tO ɵ¶ mAst J¹st
B¶LOW tµ¶Ġ ²¶DCOn¶ġ ĢAº¶ ´t ¶ģ¶RY »
Ĥĥ¶t OR ¿OĎ
¸ROt¶CÉ YO¹R CABL¶ AÉ gRO¹nD L¶V¶L,
ÉOO. ĦAtCµ¶¿, DOOR¿ AnD ħ¶µ´Cl¶ Wµ¶¶Ls
CAn DAÂAg¶ tµ¶ CABl¶ AnD ĨA¹¿¶ YOu
to LO¿¶ YO¹R COÂÂO ¿´gnAĩĪ
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¸uÉ a BLoCK neXt to tµe cAble to
īe¶º ´t out o³ tight ºLAces.
NeveR Run the Cabl¶ along the
grounD in µeAvY trAfĬc AReas.
±
Öun tµ¶ caBle oveR the RoadWay
¹s´ng Lance pOles. ±f You Âust lAy the
cAble on tµe roadw
Y, º¹t Boards oR
Limbs on the gro¹nD bes´De the cabLe
anD pRotect ´tĭ
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