[TowerTalk] Hose Clamps Compared

[Jeff Blaine]

Apples and oranges.

Hose clamps work fine with HORIZONTAL elements.  The slightest 
compression is adequate to contain most movement.

But the issue K3PA mentions is with a vertical 4SQ.  That is a 
completely different issue all together.  The tension must be high 
enough to resist the total vertical force of the metal above, while 
being twisted in the wind, over time and temp.

And even here in Kansas, where the wind does blow on occasion, we can 
appreciate the differences between 21' and 65' - assuming the 21' 
mention is vertical in orientation.

73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
www.ac0c.com


On 8/8/22 12:17 PM, john simmons 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> 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
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 20:53:15 -0400
>> From: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com>
>> To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Cc: 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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