[TowerTalk] Securing vertical to concrete post?

[Gary K9GS]

Hi John,I've never seen T bolt clamps except online.  That might work too.The DX Engineering tilt base uses a pivoting u channel made of some composite insulating material so no problem insulating the antenna.73,Gary K9GS
-------- Original message --------From: john at kk9a.com Date: 3/5/19  7:11 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: towertalk at contesting.com Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Securing vertical to concrete post? Many people associate hose clamps with the screw/band worm gear. T-bolt hoseclamps are much stronger. I use them when telescoping larger tubing and toclamp my DX Engineering insulated element brackets to the boom. If you arejust hose clamping a vertical to a concrete post, one of the items will needa PVC pipe around it to insulate the antenna.  Another option is a platewith U-Bolts, one set of u-bolts for the concrete post and another for thevertical element, again the vertical needs to be insulated.John KK9AGary K9GS garyk9gs at wi.rr.com I'm looking for ideas for securing a large HF vertical to a concretepost.The post is approximately 10" in diameter. It is also near saltwater socorrosion is a concern.I've thought of using several large SS hose clampsbut even the widest ones I could find are 3/4". I'm looking for something alittle more robust. I do not want to drill into the concrete out of concernfor letting in moisture/saltwater. Any ideas?73,Gary K9GS______________________________________________________________________________________________TowerTalk mailing listTowerTalk at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk