[TowerTalk] Yaesu mast clamps

[john at kk9a.com]

I had two towers in Aruba both had Yaesu rotators, you can see a photo
here -> http://www.p40a.com . I installed them exactly per the
manufacture's instructions. Anyone that has been to Aruba knows that the
wind almost never stops. My monobanders rocked back and forth along 24
hours a day. The Yaesu clamps never slipped, nothing elongated and the
rotators never failed to turn the antennas.  I have also used a smaller
G-800 for temporary expedition antenna and again no issues.

John KK9A


To:	towertalk at contesting.com
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu mast clamps
From:	Roger D Johnson <n1rj at roadrunner.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 May 2017 07:24:59 -0400

Yours maybe...mine not so well. The cast clamps will break if you try to
tighten
them securely. Yaesu finally put holes in the clamps for a through bolt but I
don't
want to do that. The constant movement of the antenna will elongate the holes
in the Al in short order. A very poor design!

73, Roger


On 5/18/2017 9:21 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
A solution to what?  They are adjustable for various size masts and they
grip it well.

John KK9A