Squid pole clamps

I’ll use this page to compile all the info I’ve gleaned about the best sizes of pipe clamps or jubilee clips for the different telescopic fibreglass poles hams use these days. The pole sections are numbered from the second from the bottom to the top. The clamps are designed to be placed on the upper tube where it meets the top of the lower tube after the two telescopic sections have been tightened.

12m Spiderbeam pole

section	clamp size (mm)	rubber strip (mm)	heatshrink (mm)
2	40-60	170	140
3	40-60	155	125
4	32-50	140	110
5	30-45	125	95
6	30-45	115	85
7	25-40	105	75
8	23-35	90	60
9	20-32	80	50
10	16-27	65	45
11	12-20	50	35
12	10-16	35	30

10m Squid pole (from Haverfords)

 

7m Squid pole (from Haverfords)

12m	Spiderbeam	pole
section	diameter (mm)	circum-ference	clamp size (mm)	rubber strip (mm)	heatshrink (mm)
2	55	172.7	40-60	170	140
3		0	40-60	155	125
4		0	32-50	140	110
5		0	30-45	125	95
6		0	30-45	115	85
7		0	25-40	105	75
8		0	23-35	90	60
9		0	20-32	80	50
10		0	16-27	65	45
11		0	12-20	50	35
12	8	25.12	10-16	35	30
10m	squid	pole
section	diameter (mm)	circum-ference	clamp size (mm)	rubber strip (mm)	heatshrink (mm)
2	47.4	148.8	40-60	170	140
3	42.4	133.1	40-60	155	125
4	38.6	121.2	32-50	140	110
5	35	109.9	30-45	125	95
6	31.4	98.6	30-45	115	85
7	27.9	87.6	25-40	105	75
8	24.2	76.0	23-35	90	60
9	19.6	61.5	20-32	80	50
10			16-27	65	45
7m	squid	pole
section	diameter (mm)	circum-ference	clamp size (mm)	rubber strip (mm)	heatshrink (mm)
2	35.3	110.8	40-60	170	140
3	32.2	101.1	40-60	155	125
4	28.9	90.7	32-50	140	110
5	24.5	76.9	30-45	125	95
6	19.7	61.9	30-45	115	85
7	14.8	46.5	25-40	105	75
clamp sizes	available from	Bunnings		SS type
			33-57	316
			21-44	304
			17-32	304
			11-25	304