I thought they made the screw stick out so it was 'dummy proof'.  That way
even if you don't ground it the screw makes contact with the tower/pole and
makes a ground.  I don't know why anyone wouldn't ground a $300 radio
though...

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote:

> That loop most definitely can break... fairly easily, but it's fine as
> long as you don't torque it down too much.
>
> It didn't seem to me like it would work very well to let it sit against
> the ground screw that's there, but if you just take it out (it does have a
> hex head) and replace it with a flat head screw it should sit nice and flat.
>
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
>
>>   No, nothing against hose clamps.  The heatsink thingies on the back of
>> the AF5X do seem to be shorter in the middle, and there is that loop you
>> can put a hoseclamp through, although it looks like you could break it by
>> torquing down the hoseclamp too agressively.
>>
>> If that’s the best approach, my main problem would be the ground screw,
>> which sticks out beyond the heatsink thingies.  Just let that hit the pipe
>> and don’t worry that it pushes the bottom of the radio out a little?
>>
>>
>>  *From:* Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2015 4:28 PM
>> *To:* af <af@afmug.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mounting AF5X to tower (non UBNT dish)
>>
>>  apparently he's anti-hose clamp.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> What's the point of that?  The af5x and Rocket can already use a hose
>>> clamp.
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>> Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>  On Jul 7, 2015 5:24 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   There are tabs to latch it where?  Are you assuming I am using a
>>>> Ubiquiti dish?  These are Radiowaves dishes (2 ft at one end, 3 ft at the
>>>> other) that are already on the tower.
>>>>
>>>> Should I be looking at something like this?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.balticnetworks.com/rf-elements-easybracket-s-brocket-wall-pole-mount-for-ubiquiti-rockets-and-unifi-outdoor-series.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2015 4:01 PM
>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] mounting AF5X to tower (non UBNT dish)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jeremy put it right on the dish.  There are tabs to latch it, but I
>>>> like his idea of only using the two and longer jumpers.  This leaves room
>>>> for the GPS connector.
>>>>
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>> Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>> On Jul 7, 2015 4:54 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What have people been doing to mount the AF5X radio when using a
>>>>> generic, non Ubiquiti dish?  So there is no Rocket bracket to clip it to?
>>>>> In this case I am replacing some old Trango 5010 PTP radios and using the
>>>>> existing Radiowaves dishes.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's a place on the back of the radio that you could pass a
>>>>> hoseclamp through, but that doesn't seem right, especially since the 
>>>>> ground
>>>>> screw sticks out too far for that to work well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Photos anyone?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>

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