I don't know if anyone else has been having trouble with Diamond X50A or X30A antennas? Mainly with the mounting hardware. I am so fed up I'm never buying one of these again. The last X50A I had the bolt that holds the antenna to the mounting tube stripped making the antenna useless after that. Seemed to be just from wind and the thin tube they use flexes so much.
I got another X50A after that and noticed then they started to have 2 mounting screws on the antenna to attach it to the tube. So they must of thought there was some problem or issue.
I had a X30A just for a few months and its already moving around too much and the bolt holes on the antenna to the tube are oval now and you can see threads stripping from the bolt holes. Also I had to move it and one of the bolts on the U bracket seized up and the only way I could get it off was with a hack saw.
Then I had to use a alternate DIY mount and went to tighten the lower screw that clamps around the tube that has a bolt behind it in the aluminum bracket, and it seized up and I can't even move it in or out now. It seems to me the quality of materials are really sub standard and not even meant to take the stress of being up on a tower. Mine is just on a balcony so I'm able to see these things more easily.
I don't know why Diamond is going to cheap on the mounting hardware since if it fails then the antenna fails. Now I'm looking at getting the Comet version of this dual bander I have but its hardware from photos I've seen looks the same.
Last time I had this problem the shop I got it from here in Ontario Canada said they never had any issues and wouldn't take it back. They said I would have to send it to Diamond. Which would cost me more than its worth. I know once you put these up on a tower you never see them again, but I really can't trust these products any longer. Its happened with different models from the same manufacturer. Same problems.
I got another X50A after that and noticed then they started to have 2 mounting screws on the antenna to attach it to the tube. So they must of thought there was some problem or issue.
I had a X30A just for a few months and its already moving around too much and the bolt holes on the antenna to the tube are oval now and you can see threads stripping from the bolt holes. Also I had to move it and one of the bolts on the U bracket seized up and the only way I could get it off was with a hack saw.
Then I had to use a alternate DIY mount and went to tighten the lower screw that clamps around the tube that has a bolt behind it in the aluminum bracket, and it seized up and I can't even move it in or out now. It seems to me the quality of materials are really sub standard and not even meant to take the stress of being up on a tower. Mine is just on a balcony so I'm able to see these things more easily.
I don't know why Diamond is going to cheap on the mounting hardware since if it fails then the antenna fails. Now I'm looking at getting the Comet version of this dual bander I have but its hardware from photos I've seen looks the same.
Last time I had this problem the shop I got it from here in Ontario Canada said they never had any issues and wouldn't take it back. They said I would have to send it to Diamond. Which would cost me more than its worth. I know once you put these up on a tower you never see them again, but I really can't trust these products any longer. Its happened with different models from the same manufacturer. Same problems.