[TowerTalk] Band Color Codes

[Jim Miller KG0KP]

That is what I do on my Hamsticks is use the resister color codes on the 
base.  Easy to pick out the one you want from the "pile".  red = 20, yellow 
= 40, etc.

73, Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Brock-Fisher" <barockteer at aol.com>
To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>; <yccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 8:50 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Band Color Codes


>I apologize if this may have been discussed before....
>
>
> Thinking of standardizing on a set of color codes for bands on coax, 
> switches, filters, etc.
>
> What's the best choice?
>
> I'm ruling out black as a choice, because black tape on black coax is hard 
> to see.
> I don't do WARC bands so they are not included in my choices.
>
> Some of my thoughts are:
>
> (sort of) EIA color codes:
> first digit of band is resistor color code, with exceptions as noted
>
> 10-brown
>
> 15-green  (only band with a '5')
>
> 20-red
>
> 40-yellow
>
> 80-blue
>
> 160-orange (only bright color left)
>
>
>
> (or just simple mapping, in ascending order of frequency)
>
> 160-brown
>
> 80 - red
>
> 40 - org
>
> 20 - yellow
>
> 15 - green
>
> 10 - blue
>
>
>
> (and in order of wavelength)
>
> 10 - brown
>
> 15 - red
>
> 20 - org
>
> 40 - yellow
>
> 80 - green
>
> 160 - blue
>
>
>
>
>
> Or maybe there's a better, simple idea out there...
>
>
>
> -Tony, K1KP
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