[TowerTalk] hanging Heliax

[K2EK at aol.com]

Can I use hose clamps to secure the cable?
 
Probably...  Certainly for the small stuff.  For what it is worth...  I am 
using 5 SS (I hate rust)  U-bolts to secure 65 feet of 1 5/8" hardline to my 
tower (this is big heavy stuff)   Snugged down just enough to grip.  The flat 
plate goes over the coax. It bends just a tad.   The U is on the tower.  The idea 
is to hold - not squash...
 
My last QTH in ENY had 3 or 4 1/2" and another 3 3/4" runs of bare AL  CATV 
hardline running up 90 feet.  I used SS hose clamps on all of them.  No 
problem.  Again, tighten just enough so you don't squash the cable. Extra hose clamps 
are a cheap tradeoff
 
73 de Bill
K2EK





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