[TowerTalk] HyGain 155CA dampening rope

[john at kk9a.com]

I did not post anything about not using stainless steel clamps. I use
100% stainless steel hose clamps on my smaller tubing connections and SS
bolted band clamps on larger tubing.  My comment was that they will not
prevent the thin 7/16 diameter tips from breaking where it is connected
to the much larger and stiffer swedged tube. 

John KK9A 

On 2017-06-22 09:29, W4AAW at aol.com 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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