IMHO, the previous design of the closure is much better. In the new design, it is difficult to pull both sides together tight without both hands and a knee. Taking these off while on a tower and then retightening them is going to be really difficult to pull the closure together tight.
We tried uninstalling and reinstalling on a mount at our office and after the shield is reinstalled, it’s very difficult to get tight without both hands and a knee holding it, and no hands remain for the screwdriver.
I’m not confident the “guys” on the tower will close it all the way unless I am there. The security of the shield staying on if it is not tight enough also concerns me.
New closure system - I think the idea is to use needle nose pliers to pull it together and use the other hand for the screw driver.
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With the previous design, we can loosen the closure, remove the shield, replace a horn, put the shield back on and close the gap by simply tightening the screws.
Old closure system (preferred)
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Still testing shielding with two devices near each other. I expect results will be similar to the NB 25 shields unless the AC 500's leak more from the back.
