[TowerTalk] Marking?Identifying Coax Cables

[Grant Saviers]

I use a Brother P-Touch label maker - about 1/2" wide tape length along 
the coax then a strip of Gorilla clear tape about an inch longer.  The 
Gorilla is wide enough to wrap more than all the way around.  Based on 
other experience with Gorilla tape I think it will be "permanent".    
Tension the cable to straight when applying both tapes. Nothing to snag 
or make it harder to pull or wear off.  The print can be made small and 
both tapes cut to fit on RG6 and quarter inch sizes.

Another clear vinyl tape I used a while ago had adhesive that went gooey 
in 10 years but protected the label ok.  The goo cleaned up ok with 
Goof-Off.  So far no problems with Gorilla.  I found the small roll of 
their clear tape at a big box store.  When I test spare or FD cables for 
loss, I add a label "date - loss db @ 30MHz".

Grant KZ1W

On 10/12/2018 18:32 PM, Don wrote:
> Looking for any good methods anyone has used to PERMANENTLY mark/ID 
> coax when you've a lot of cable running.
>
> Tried colored tape (including the best 3M) but found it fades after a 
> short period (like a year) exposed to my wind. salt water and UV 
> environment. (OK in the closed junction box but not on the long 
> exposed runs to and from)
>
> I faintly  remember that there was aluminum or soft copper cable 
> surrounds that the military used where one could write into or 
> prestamp the material before attaching, indenting the surface pretty 
> deep. Have not found a source for these.
>
> But maybe you folks have some other good ideas. My wife suggested the 
> aluminum tags she uses for her roses and other flowers but the little 
> wire that holds the tag to the item must be a size 28 or smaller, I 
> can imagine how long a fluttering tag like that would last, a few days 
> and it would rust out or be torn off.
>
>
> Don W7WLL
>
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