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The tower and mast will allow me to hang a G5RV dipole antenna just about 50' off the ground. Normally you'll bury coax for this kind of installation, but due to a number of factors, I have to run it overhead. I don't want the weight of the coax pulling on the feed line for the dipole either.
This lead me to create a printable clamp that can be used in conjunction with a carabiner to take up the weight of the coax. 125' of LMR-400 ain't light.
Here's what the design looks like:
[img]http://www.geneb.org/images/coax-hanger.jpg[/img]
I printed two clamp sets in black ABS. They turned out great! (Kisslicer, 4mm brim)
Here's the tower end:
[img]http://www.geneb.org/images/tower-clamp.jpg[/img]
Here's the house end:
[img]http://www.geneb.org/images/house-clamp.jpg[/img]
The path for the coax was a bit looser than I'd like, so I used a single layer of coax sealant wrap to thicken it up. The wrap is essentially the same high-temperature self-adhesive silicone tape that I've wrapped hot ends with in the past. At least the appearance and adhesive properties are the same.
73, de n7mos
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