[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:

>  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.  For larger antennas I mount 
a 
piece to angle stock to the  mast, perpendicular to the boom and use two 
turnbuckles on each half of  the boom (four total) to create a V truss.
 
    You don't even need any kind of plate. Just mount  the eye of the 
turnbuckle on the end of the U-bolt and use a big washer to  capture it under the 
nut and you're good to go!
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH