I've not done this on a tower face but how about a couple of flat pcs of
aluminum on the inside of the tower with bolts from inside the box
through the plate.
Phil
N9LAH
On 11/6/2011 5:25 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> I have a plastic utility box that will contain lightning arrestors and TVS
>
> diodes for rotator control lines. I’d like to attach it to the face of my
> tower (Rohn 55G). The tower rungs are on the order of 7/16” in diameter.
>
>
>
> I thought about using four U-bolts with ½” OD, but the only ones I’ve found
> that small are DX Engineering saddle clamps, and I don’t need that saddle (I
> know they sell the hardware replacement kit, that’s where I’m leaning).
>
>
>
> Another possibility is something like a hose clamp with a stud coming out of
> it, but the smallest I’ve found of those is ½” and that may not get small
> enough.
>
>
>
> Or perhaps a P-shaped cable clamp with rubberized contact area with the
> tower rung.
>
>
>
> I could use a couple of U- or V-bolts and attach it to a vertical tower leg,
> but then it would stick out.
>
>
>
> How have you attached a utility box to the face of your tower?
>
>
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
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