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antennas, have appeared on this reflector. Others may have had problems, and I can only speak for myself, but I must say THE RIVETS ON MY F12s ARE ONE OF THE REASONS I KEEP BUYING THEM (presently own over 50 elements). I have occasionally had one problem or another with their antennas, but F12 has taken them seriously and provided fixes for me and upgraded future production. If and when I buy more, I certainly expect them to be F12, I have every confidence they will go together with perfect hole fits, I will use the rivets or other fasteners they supply, and I expect them to stay up. Case in point: my most exposed F12, the world's first production C51XR/H, was up for about a year including hurricane-force winds and ice storms. Element-boom rivets, boom-mast cradle (special order, uses bolts), and element rivets showed no problem when I brought it down for inspection and for conversion to C51XRN. The antenna was up over 100' from the ground and over 300' above salt water to the horizon. A neighbor's rooftop anemometer in a much less exposed location recorded 105mph in one of these storms, and we often have days on end with gale-force winds. 70mph counts as a relatively calm day here (hi--actually we consider it sorta windy!). 73, Jim, VE1JF -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com |
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