I would use about 4 Stauff clamps on either side of the center of the element
on an aluminum plate that was about 5" X 24" X 3/8".
73... Stan, K5GO
> On Mar 27, 2017, at 4:17 PM, Tom Martin <tmartin@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> For the second time I've had a broken element support issue. The first time a
> F1 tornado came through and I lost half of the reflector. A few weeks ago, a
> 45 mph wind gust took off half of the driven element. Those insulator blocks
> have failed each time right at the coil to element connections.
>
> Does anyone know where I can get ideas as to how to bag the little blocks and
> still have the elements insulated from the boom? Also, I see that my Mosley
> CL-33 doesn't have the director and reflector insulated from the boom. I
> thought that if the driven element was insulated from the boom, all elements
> had to be the same.
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73, Tom W8JWN
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