Hmmmm. wonder when it became 'Queer Tape'? For the 24 years I was in, it was F-4 tape. (Anybody who ever worked F-4's knows why!)
I still work for the Air Force. I'll have to ask some of the Spark Chaser and Pointy Heads! 73, Mike WM4B From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kris Kirby Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Tape On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Majdi S. Abbas wrote: > Self-vulcanizing rubber tape is GREAT for splices. However, you > need something to wrap it with to protect the rubber...and there's > where the friction tape comes in. Traditional splices were > self-vulcanizing rubber underneath friction tape for this reason (and > it's the reason they are all still available.) There is a type of tape used by the Air Force which is based on silicone which has a unique property of not sticking to hands or anything else except itself. I believe you stretch it a little when you're applying it, but once it's been applied, it is a completely single unit and cannot be unwrapped. (I tried.) The unofficial Air Force term for it is "Queer Tape," Times Microwave sells it in their kits for connector sealing. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
