[TowerTalk] HyGain 155CA dampening rope

[Patrick Greenlee]

Be careful as some MFG or vendors advertise stainless steel hose clamps 
but they aren't 100% stainless steel.  The screw of these is NOT 
STAINLESS and becomes a rust ball.  Trying to tighten one of these after 
it rusts a bunch and the screw threads strip. Check to make sure you are 
getting 100% all stainless steel, including the screw.

Patrick        NJ5G


On 6/22/2017 8:29 AM, W4AAW at aol.com via TowerTalk wrote:
> 1. The good quality screw clamps never rust.
>
> 2. The good quality screw clamps never rust.
>
> Bob is right about stainless.
>
> My yagis, erected in 2001 just got a thorough inspection.  All of the all-stainless clamps about 20 on each antenna were in perfect shape.
>
> Plated hardware?  Meh.
>
> That's my experience.  Have built all my antennas since 1963.
>
> Others may disagree.
>
> 73 Mike W4AAW
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] HyGain 155CA dampening rope
> Date: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 8:43 AM
>
> Why would the screw clamp have any effect on the elements braking?  The
> parts website seems to indicate that HyGain uses 0.028" wall thickness on
> their 20m element tips.
> http://www.hy-gain.com/Product.php?productid=174939.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> To: "Bill Parry" <bparry at rgv.rr.com>, <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HyGain 155CA dampening rope
> From: "Bob Shohet, KQ2M" <kq2m at kq2m.com>
> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:47:51 -0400
>
>
> Bill,
>
> Did you use the stock Hygain screw clamps at the end of the telescoping
> elements or did you use stainless steel hoseclamps like I do?
>
> 73
>
> Bob  KQ2M
>
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