You may already know this, but there is a specific order that you have to
tighten the bolts. First, clamp the mast, then to the rotor. Sounds
obvious, but I didn't get it for awhile. Now nothing moves, even in high
winds.
Chuck W5PR
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 7:25 AM Roger D Johnson <n1rj@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Yours maybe...mine not so well. The cast clamps will break if you try to
> tighten
> them securely. Yaesu finally put holes in the clamps for a through bolt
> but I don't
> want to do that. The constant movement of the antenna will elongate the
> holes
> in the Al in short order. A very poor design!
>
> 73, Roger
>
>
> On 5/18/2017 9:21 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> > A solution to what? They are adjustable for various size masts and they
> > grip it well.
> >
> > John KK9A
> >
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu mast clamps
> > From: Roger D Johnson<n1rj@roadrunner.com>
> > Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 16:32:36 -0400
> >
> > Does anyone have a good solution to the cast aluminum mast clamps used
> > on the G-1000 rotor.
> >
> > 73, Roger
> >
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