[TowerTalk] Hose Clamps Compared

[John Simmons]

The venerable DB224


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73,
-de John NI0K rural Debs, MN
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Jim W7RY wrote on 8/8/2022 2:39 PM:
> Which one is that?
> Jim, w7ry
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, 12:17 PM john simmons <jasimmons at pinewooddata.com 
> <mailto:jasimmons at pinewooddata.com>> wrote:
>
>     And yet a popular and old design 21’ commercial antenna is
>     successfully held together with one worm drive hose clamp
>
>     > On Aug 8, 2022, at 11:19, Drew Vonada-Smith
>     <drew at whisperingwoods.org <mailto:drew at whisperingwoods.org>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Ouch.  I think I bought a tomato slicer from that guy once.
>     >
>     > I've had better luck with the T-bar style clamps in the tougher
>     applications.  But on my 80M 4SQ, which needed repairs every year,
>     I gave up and went to a combination of bolts, and rivets on the
>     smaller sections.  Not a failure since.  I've mostly given up on
>     hose clamps as a reliable antenna fastener.
>     >
>     > K3PA
>     >
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     >
>     > Message: 1
>     > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 20:53:15 -0400
>     > From: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com
>     <mailto:jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com>>
>     > To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com
>     <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>>
>     > Cc: CrankupTiltoverTowers at groups.io
>     <mailto:CrankupTiltoverTowers at groups.io>
>     > Subject: [TowerTalk] Hose Clamps Compared...
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>     > Sixteen hose clamps are put through a torture test in the video,
>     below.?
>     > A link to each clamp is provided under the description.
>     >
>     > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtMPq2lG-8U
>     >
>     > 73,
>     >
>     >
>     > Jon Pearl - W4ABC
>     >
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