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Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Clamps

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Clamps
From: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
Reply-to: "larryjspammenot@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 08:07:27 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
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So who makes those SlippKnotts (not sure about the spelling - maybe that's my 
problem) - I saw them advertised at Dayton a couple of years ago, but  I 
haven't been successful finding them for sale on the web.
LJ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Miller <JimMiller@STL-OnLine.Net>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2006 6:55 AM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Clamps
>
>This being a dumb question for the reasons I am about to find out, but isn't
>there something that could be used that would function as would a piece of
>emery cloth or sandpaper placed between the clamp and the mast to "bite"
>into each?  Sure it would make it tough to get it apart, but.....
>
>73, Jim
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
>To: <jcowens@netscape.com>
>Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:32 AM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Clamps
>
>
>> Hi, John --
>>
>>     Tnx for your comments on the Orion mast clamps.  After reading the
>> comments of two significantly more  engineeringly informed TowerTalkians
>than myself
>> (W4EF & N6RK I think  were the ones), I have come to realize that the M2
>> clamps are heavy but do not  do a very good job of holding a mast - an
>admittedly
>> difficult task, and that  there probably isn't any bolt stretch that
>> contributed to the problem.
>>
>>     With that in mind, how does one propose to keep the  mast from
>inevitably
>> turning in an Orion rotator? Personally I'm going to  continue to pin them
>> but even that isn't successful with MonstIR sized antennas.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve    K7LXC
>> TOWER TECH
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