[TowerTalk] Attaching utility box to tower face

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You can salvage pretty hefty Ubolts from cable clamps. The U bolt part of a 
 clamp is quite a bit larger than the cable size it is made for so you have 
to  measure the space between legs to find the desired size.
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/6/2011 5:25:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
dieven at comcast.net writes:

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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