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A few other questions after reviewing the manual again and the online tech note: 1. The manual mentions "A securing pin through the support and spreader (also Alum-o-Weld wire)" which is "added after tuning is complete." I can't find further mention of this securing pin through the remainder of the manual. Am I supposed to clip some of the excess cable from one of the elements and wind that through the support and spreader holes? Or am I missing these parts? 2. The manual says to run the linear loading wire through the aluminum stud "leaving about 1/2 inch of the wire toward the tip." The notes with the photos, however, say "there is about 5" of wire through the stud." Which is the correct measurement, or is this not critical? 3. The photos look like the cable clamp used to secure the alum-o-weld wire after it passes through the center spreader is the same clamp used to secure the tuning jumper. This also means that the loop formed by passing the cable through the spreader and back around has to be rather small to allow the same clamp to be used. Yet the manual says to "position the clamp toward the end of the wire making the largest loop." What's the right way--small or large loops, or does it even make a difference? 4. The photo notes say to make sure that the jumpers are parallel to each other. I'll need to go back to check, but I recall my jumpers were more bowed out from each other and not strictly parallel. How critical is this configuration? 5. Did anyone else have as much trouble as I did getting the center spreader through the support post? Once it got past the swagged portion at the end, I couldn't get it to go further without covering the fiberglass tip with a thick rag and lightly tapping the end to get it through. Again, many thanks for help on this. 73, K9IR Paula -------------------------------------------- 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 |