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shipment, that the elements would be drilled using a jig assembly for that particular element/antenna. I can't believe they drill 'em by hand on the fly. I don't own a Force 12 yet, but was planning on it. I'm reading these posts attentively. 73, Gerry K8GT "J. Kincade" wrote: > > This is not good news. Like many others, I am willing to pay a premium price > for a quality antenna from a company I have confidence in. I have a 4 year > old C3XLD that is of the old school of quality, meaning near perfect. F12 > got where they are with innovative designs and extreme attention to quality. > I hope the profit beancounters don't destroy a good thing here, like they > have at so many other companies. Clearly it takes extra labor and time to > preassemble, drill, and disassemble every element before it goes in the box. > If prices need to rise to meet that requirement, I'll pay it, within human > reason. Keeping a premium price while simultaneously *lowering* the quality > of the antenna in order to crank more out the door will not fly with me, and > I think most others. There are things more horrible than a waiting list, and > in the manufacturing business a backlog of orders, although sometimes a > problem, is a far better problem to have than an inventory surplus. I hope > F12 doesn't find that out the hard way. > > I'm planning on adding a 40M yagi to the new tower. If F12 wants to sell me > a boom and an unmeasured and undrilled set of elements as a KIT, fine. Tell > me up front it's a kit, include clear and accurate written instructions, and > I'll still buy it, but not at the current prices. At $1,000 to $3,000 plus > shipping for a yagi, I don't think drilling a couple of dozen holes and > verifying element fit is out of line. Maybe two pricing options would work: > The kit form (at a lower price) or the fully tested enchilada at a higher > price for those with fatter wallets and uncertain assembly skills. It would > be interesting to see what the difference in price turned out to be. > > If this is really the trend at Force 12, Mr. Tom had best nip this thing in > the bud, right now. Are you listening, Tom? > > 73, Jerry W5KP > > > > > For every ones info: F12 no longer assembles and tests each antenna as > > they advertise (and used to do). > > 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! > > > > -------------------------------------------- > 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 |
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