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Subject: Rivets
Author: Richard Thorne <rthorne@tcac.net>
Date: 27-Feb-2001 08:34:42
Dito here. I have a C4XL and C3. Both have been in the air for at least 3
years.

No problems. The antennas get hit by ice at least once a year and constant
winds here in Amarillo weekly.

Pete Smith wrote:

> At 05:30 AM 2/27/01 -0500, Tom Brown wrote:
> >Since I have been considering the purchase of a Force 12 antenna, I read
> >with trepidation the comments of owners who have experienced this "fallout"
> >problem. Is it possible to replace the factory installed rivets with nuts
> >and bolts? I wonder if it would be wise to do that prior to installing the
> >antenna?
>
> Tom, I am on my 3d F12, and have all 3 still up in the air. They are all
> the standard-duty models, and I have had ZERO problem with any rivets in 4
> years.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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>
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73,

Richard Thorne
ARS N5ZC (ex KA2DSY, N2BHP, WB5M)
Remote Control Airplanes: AMA# 657062
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01-Mar-2001 Andrew Williamson
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01-Mar-2001 K7LXC@aol.com
01-Mar-2001 Dale L Martin
01-Mar-2001 J. Edward \ Ed\ Muns
01-Mar-2001 Roger Huntley
01-Mar-2001 Pete Smith
01-Mar-2001 Tyler Stewart
01-Mar-2001 Andrew Williamson
01-Mar-2001 Andrew Williamson
01-Mar-2001 Andrew Williamson
01-Mar-2001 Alan H. Robinson
* 27-Feb-2001 Richard Thorne
27-Feb-2001 dan r goddard
27-Feb-2001 Pete Smith
27-Feb-2001 WilDJ7AA
27-Feb-2001 Tom Brown
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* Rivets 27-Feb-2001