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49XR. I have had 3 of F12 antennas up for a few years and they went together perfectly. I sure hope that with the cost of the new antennas, quality isnt suffering. Quality I think has been F12 success and I hope and am sure they will maintain it. 73 John W9RPM Frank Norton KB8XU wrote: > > I had the same problem with a C4E/one 40 meter element. It was so bad I > had to return it. Natan tried to help by email but the antenna parts > simply did not fit. > > For every ones info: F12 no longer assembles and tests each antenna as > they advertise (and used to do). I found this out directly from a F12 > employee who was very helpful in telling me how I might get the antenna to > work. With his help I was able to get 20 and 40 meters working. Once Tom > realized I was speaking with this employee, I was never put thru to the > employee again. Tom took some calls when I called every day, several times > a day to catch him when he was in (he is a very busy man I guess). It was > Tom and I who finally reached an agreement for me to exchange > antennas. But I was off the air as far as yagis go, for 2 full months. > > Instead of making and testing each antenna F12 now makes parts. They put > them together in a box and ship it to you (an antenna kit so to > speak). They sample each batch by putting together one or?more for > testing. According to F12 this change was needed for a very simple > reason--demand could not be met the old way. THE QUALITY WAY we had all > come to expect! > > In my opinion, we will all be reading a lot more posts like this over the > coming months. If Force 12 can't figure out a better way to meet their > demand, I won't be paying premium prices. I sure hope they figure out that > we all want quality, and we expect it from each antenna we buy. If they > sacrifice quality for quantity we may all be making our own antenna kits! > > As an owner of several F12 antennas, I sure hope they get it right. > > 73, > > Frank, KB8XU > > At 10:53 PM 8/4/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >I just started assembling a new C-4SXL, and I'm not seeing what I expected. > > > >I did a "dry-run" assembly of element #1, the 20M reflector--not one rivet > >has been pulled yet. Starting with the tip and trying to line up the holes > >with the next tube inboard, I can only get one hole of three to line up > >sufficiently to accept a rivet; only one of the other two holes is close, > >but I can see that it is not quite lined up, and would require drilling. > > > >Ok, onto the next piece of tubing in the sequence to see if the problem > >recurs; there I am able to line up 2 holes. This continues on the A and B > >sides for the 20M reflector--at most, I can line up two holes, but around > >30% of the time, can only line up one without further drilling. > > >snip< > >The instructions say to put rivets into ALL rivet holes--there is not one > >instance on the A or B side of the 20M reflector where I can do > >this--always, one of the three holes is not aligned. This also is visually > >obvious when one holds the pieces that go together next to each other; the > >holes just don't all align. When they say "all," are they expecting only two > >usable holes? > > > >I haven't tried the other elements yet. Frankly, I was sufficiently stunned > > >snipitty-do-dah< > >Suddenly my TH7 doesn't look so bad any more.... > > > >Any ideas? Thanks! 73, K9IR > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------- > >Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > >Web sites: http://www.qth.com/force12 and http://www.force12inc.com > > > >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 > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Web sites: http://www.qth.com/force12 and http://www.force12inc.com > > 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 -- 9 Band DXCC- 5 Band WAZ- 6M-WAS- 6M-WAC and 6M-VUCC Email: w9rpm@qth.com Web: http://www.qth.com/w9rpm/ IM: W9RPM -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Web sites: http://www.qth.com/force12 and http://www.force12inc.com 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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