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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDBX Gin pole
From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@tmcom.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:54:15 -0400
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I didn't use a Rohn 25 Gin pole, but with the steel pole and pulley Gin pole I 
used to erect my HDBX, I just welded a length of tubing to two long flat plates 
at the "right" angle.

This sat against the outside of any leg, with the two plates against either 
side.

A bevy of C clamps provided the clamping force to clamp the plates to the tower 
leg.

This setup worked well.  It was tedious to move the mount up the tower, but I 
only had to do a few sections.

It was also far stronger than the Gin pole - after erecting the tower, we tried 
to raise the antennas and the clamp was stronger than the Gin pole, which bower 
more than we were comfortable with.

I hired a crane to drop the antennas on.

But C-clamping some steel tubing with two flat plates worked well.

-Tom KE7VUX
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