Ok... I'm not impressed with the F-12 method of securing the over head truss line to the 2" mast. The F-12 method consist of looping the 1/8" SS truss cable through the "U" portion of a standard U-cl
If I have a choice, I always prefer to make the truss support an integral part of the antenna - not the mast. Since I home build most of my antennas I can do that, but I have modified several commerc
Insert a turnbuckle...Tighten as much as you can by hand and use the turnbuckles in the Phillystran(one in each direction) to fine tune it. I'd not fasten the turnbuckle to the upright as that contac
truss line to the 2" mast. through the "U" portion of a standard U-clamp.. with the saddle on the back end of the mast. While this method works, it's an absolute bitch to get some tension on the trus
I would be very upset after paying over $2,300 dollars for an antenna and have them recommend that method of attaching the overhead truss. Oh it might very well work but is that the correct way to do
For my homebrew antennas I fasten a small plate of aluminum to the mast with a u-bolt. The plate has holes on each end and I connect a 3/8 EJ turnbuckle to each side of the plate for the boom truss.
One workaround if faced with this system is to tighten the cable support and then loosen the boom to mast clamp, allowing the boom to slip down to the point where the boom guys are at the desired te
and have them recommend that method of attaching the overhead truss. Seems to me for that money they could include an aluminum plate with four holes and a couple of turnbuckles. Well, then your $2300
with a u-bolt. The plate has holes on each end and I connect a 3/8 EJ turnbuckle to each side of the plate for the boom truss. For larger antennas I mount a piece to angle stock to the mast, perpendi
Steve, What you suggest works and I have used that procedure, but it only works if the thread on the U bolt is long enough to capture the eye of the turnbuckle. Most as found U bolts that I have do n
SteppIR uses this method. Maybe they'd sell one of their U-bolt assemblies. Jim N7US --Original Message-- Steve, What you suggest works and I have used that procedure, but it only works if the thread
If Lowes, Home Depot, and the hardware stores don't have them locally most industrial supply houses will have them. I purchased "forged SS" 3/8" eye bolts 10" long from "Prime Fastener", or "Alma Bol