- Aug 11, 2016
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Ubiquity set ups we do at Car Dealerships W/UDP Cameras
- Thread starter Baspinall
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Just saw your post from Aug. of '16, great photo and install. I noted how the Ubiquiti radio was mounted, looks like it did not have the convenience and strength of the other mounts which employed the BAND-IT style stainless steel straps and you had to drill, tap and screw it to the pole. Early on there were few if any choices in mounts for radios like the Ubiquiti until RF Elements came along. I've used a dozen or so of their first generation mounts for the Ubiquiti NSM2's and 5's as well as the smaller Loco. It features a U-bolt mount for a standard 1-1/4" antenna mast. But their latest generation employs the worm gear drive stainless steel straps so you can run those around your pole instead of breaking out the drill. I used the cumbersome but necessary BAND-IT straps, buckles and tool for years up high on steel street light poles and traffic signal poles to avoid abrading or drilling the galvanized or powder-coated finishes. Otherwise you could expect a couple of years later an ugly rust stain running down the side of an otherwise pristine pole.
I haven't purchased or used the latest NanoBracket mounts that use straps pictured here but if they're anything like the earlier ones, they're sturdy, functional and economical (under $7 each at Streakwave in San Jose, CA).
- Aug 11, 2016
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Good info. I haven't seen these but will look into them. You know what else Ive been looking for is the worm gear straps that have the slots all the way down so one strap does multiple sized poles. I hate buying 6", 4" etc. Can't find the ones that are slotted all the way down anywhere.
That would be ideal, but can't say I've ever seen them either. However, and you may have already thought of or done this...I have put 2 or 3 "in series" so to speak just like a nylon wire tie, adding their lengths to achieve the desired total length / circumference; three 4-1/2 inchers add up to almost a 12 incher when the worm gears are engaged enough. It would be pricier than a single 12" but could keep you from having to stop, go get longer clamps, return, set up the bucket truck again, etc. Then those 'pricey' clamps become cheap!
I used some of these a couple of times - stainless steel hose clamp kit. https://www.amazon.com/Breeze-Clamp-Stainless-System-contains/dp/B009SD0CNK
Somehow your link got boogered. Here it is HERE.
Those kits are great, didn't know there was such a thing! Thanks for the info. Hey, Baspinall...did you see these?
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Tell me about it. On one occasion, I dropped the tightening tool from about 25 feet, hit the sidewalk and broke one of the two wings off the tightening crank. Kept a safety line on its replacement.