This sounds like a good idea. I have used some of the coloured tape, but,
would like to obtain some that stays stuck for awhile longer. I used two
colours, and wrote on the tape as well, to remind me later what the code
was. (I wouldd never be able to remember the place I put the code so I
would not lose it.)
Chris opr VE7HCB
At 11:07 AM 2001-12-13 -0500, Brian, N8WRL wrote:
>Hi all!
>
>I've been out of touch with the list for a while but a thought ocurred and I
>wanted to tap the mind-share.
>
>I've been doing some coax/switch/etc. reorg and found myself printing lables
>on mailing label stock to label coax, control lines, etc.
>
>A while back I seem to recall a post somewhere about color coding coax and
>that got me to thinking about a color system assigning colors to bands,
>possibly following the resistor color code sequence or somethign similar. I
>could use colored tape or velcro to mark coax to indicate the bands they
>carry, mobile coils and stingers, etc. Seems like it would be a convenient
>way to look at a cable and know what signals it carries.
>
>Has anyone heard of anything like this? Is there already a 'standard' out
>there? I've been looking around at colored electrical tape and can't find
>more than half a dozen colors, but maybe stickers in an office supply store
>might provide more.
>
>Ideas?
>
>73!
>
>-Brian n8wrl
>
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