Be careful as some MFG or vendors advertise stainless steel hose clamps
but they aren't 100% stainless steel. The screw of these is NOT
STAINLESS and becomes a rust ball. Trying to tighten one of these after
it rusts a bunch and the screw threads strip. Check to make sure you are
getting 100% all stainless steel, including the screw.
Patrick NJ5G
On 6/22/2017 8:29 AM, W4AAW@aol.com via TowerTalk wrote:
1. The good quality screw clamps never rust.
2. The good quality screw clamps never rust.
Bob is right about stainless.
My yagis, erected in 2001 just got a thorough inspection. All of the
all-stainless clamps about 20 on each antenna were in perfect shape.
Plated hardware? Meh.
That's my experience. Have built all my antennas since 1963.
Others may disagree.
73 Mike W4AAW
----- Reply message -----
From: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] HyGain 155CA dampening rope
Date: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 8:43 AM
Why would the screw clamp have any effect on the elements braking? The
parts website seems to indicate that HyGain uses 0.028" wall thickness on
their 20m element tips.
http://www.hy-gain.com/Product.php?productid=174939.
John KK9A
To: "Bill Parry" <bparry@rgv.rr.com>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HyGain 155CA dampening rope
From: "Bob Shohet, KQ2M" <kq2m@kq2m.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:47:51 -0400
Bill,
Did you use the stock Hygain screw clamps at the end of the telescoping
elements or did you use stainless steel hoseclamps like I do?
73
Bob KQ2M
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