[TowerTalk] Marking Coax Cables

Richard Hassell-Bennett hasben@ix.netcom.com
Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:17:10 -0600


Scotch 35 tape comes in multi colors for marking electrical cables.  Just
add some clear shrink tube after and it will last for years.

Even the cheaper tape will be ok if you shrink wrap it after you tape it.


de Richard K0XG

----- Original Message -----
From: "GALE STEWARD" <k3nd@yahoo.com>
To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 7:35 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Marking Coax Cables


> I recently read that a good way to mark coax cables
> (think it was at W4AN's station) used different
> colored tape applied to the cables to show the
> different bands, etc.  I've been looking but have yet
> to find a "set" of tape with more than three colors.
> Since one of the colors was black, there were only two
> colors available to use on black coax!  It would be
> nice to find a set with nine colors like the resistor
> color code.  Anyone ever run across something like
> this?
>
> 73, Stew  K3ND
>
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