| Index | Thread | Archive | Aug-2001 | Archive | Send |
 |
  |
|
   |
|
  |
|
together without a hitch. I did have the C31XR 15m SWR problem but adjustment of the feeder wires per Natan's instructions solved it. The most recent is the C3E last fall. I would purchase another tomorrow if I had the tower space! -Brian n8wrl ----- Original Message ----- From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net> To: <force12talk@qth.com>; "Gerry K8GT" <k8gt@flash.net> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [Force 12 Talk] Rivet hole alignment problems > Don't let that post scare you off! My experience is that reflectors only > bring out a few problems out of hundreds/thousands of products in service - > true for transceivers/antennas/whatever. > > I love my C31XR - It had had some bad reflector posts about "high SWR on > 15M" - I didn't experience that at all. The thing went together extremely > easily and has worked super for 2 yrs now without a hitch. Highest SWR in > my hands is 1.4 on 20M RTTY - Everywhere else on 20/15/10 it's much lower - > almost 1:1. The balun has taken 1000+ watts of RTTY contesting without a > hitch. The SWR is the same today as 2 yrs ago. > > I can't imagine anything better right now. Out of all the antennas they > sell, one has to get messed up somehow, but this is the first post I've seen > like this. Out of my whole antenna, I did have maybe 2 holes that didn't > line up well enough - absolutely trivial to drill it so it was right. > Nothing else wrong at all - no missing parts. Good luck - you'll love it! > 73 GL to the gentleman with problems too! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerry K8GT" <k8gt@flash.net> > To: <Force12Talk@qth.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 10:04 AM > Subject: Re: [Force 12 Talk] Rivet hole alignment problems > > > > > > Seems to me that even if they don't assemble the antennas before > > 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 > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > 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 |
| This Thread |
This Author (Aug-2001)
|