[TowerTalk] Truss clamp for 2" mast ??

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/22/2010 5:25:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  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 that.  
Seems to me 
for that money they could include an  aluminum plate with four holes and a 
couple of turnbuckles.
 
    Well, then your $2300 antenna will cost $2400,  $2500 or at some 
increased cost due to the increased parts and labor.  

Like everything else, this method - and all the  others - has its pluses 
and minuses. This method is certainly easier  with smaller antennas than 
bigger ones plus it makes it more difficult to  balance the boom. Is that a big 
deal? You decide.
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH