[TowerTalk] Marking?Identifying Coax Cables

[Chuck Gooden]

I believe this is what we used in the shipyards to label the cables on 
the ship I was stationed on.  They are made from 316 Stainless steel.   
    Download the Brady Catalog and look at page 262 for more sizes.

See the following links:

               Cable tags: 
https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/product/sstag-11010-7316

       Metal wire ties: https://www.bradyid.com/en-US/product/SSTIE-127-7316

Steel cable tie tool: https://www.bradyid.com/en-US/product/JV-4580

73's

Chuck K9LC


>
> On 10/12/18 21:32 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.
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