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, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> writes >At 06:33 PM 2/27/01 +0000, you wrote: >>I'm not saying all F12 antennas exhibit this problem, but have you been >>up the tower to check the elements lately? The first you know of the >>problem is when the element starts rotating on the boom. Your rivets >>could be loose but not yet failed. > > >I am up there all the time. Both my antennas were moved last fall. They >are 4 and 6 years old, and neither one shows any signs of rivets loosening >in the boom. I repeat, I understand this problem was limited to a >relatively few heavy duty models, and has since been remedied. Do you have >evidence to the contrary? Well, if it was limited to only a relatively few heavy duty models, why don't they fix the problem they created with proper fixes instead of ignoring their customers. Surely that makes good business sense. It couldn't cost them that much to fix the 'few' antennas involved (it was their mistake after all). I'd guess the bad publicity is costing them much more.... Andrew Williamson GI0NWG / AC6WI Homepage = http://www.gi0nwg.freeserve.co.uk/ One of the ZL9CI gang http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/ -------------------------------------------- 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 |