On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 20:24:59 -0600, "Crazy George"
wrote:

BTW, Dave: If you ever do disassemble that tubing over tubing joint, put a
solid block of something inside where the bolts go through. No tubing is
strong enough to resist collapse when you tighten the through bolts enough.

Hi George,

No, its tubing over a solid steel shaft. The shaft isn't going to deform. The
(aluminum) tubing, which is the 2" mast for the antenna, _will_ deform
sufficiently to clamp onto the SS shaft. That seems to be retarding the
excessive swinging in the wind now, but I think it might be made somewhat
better. A couple more 3/8" bolts, in a couple new holes thru the assembly
should help, I think.

Dave Head