[TowerTalk] Marking?Identifying Coax Cables

[David Huff]

1. I agree with the others who tried clear heat shrink over a printed label, this is what I use for most of my cables.

2. For severe applications (I found clear UV can become fogged over time if exposed to high levels of sunlight) I use Cable Label Plates from McMaster-Carr.  They have plastic, aluminum, and stainless.  I once used a plate like to label a cable which was underwater for a couple years.  A few minutes with an engraver will make permanent labels that never fade.  You can also print your label, heat shrink the label, then attach it to the cable.  The cable plates can be attached using cable ties or wire.
<https://www.mcmaster.com/cable-labels>

David
W0IM

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2018 8:32 PM
To: Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Marking?Identifying Coax Cables

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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