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nicely. Standard installation, no problems. Jack - KZ5A ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Thurman, K7KR" <thurman@primenet.com> To: "Force12Talk" <Force12Talk@qth.com> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 10:01 PM Subject: [Force 12 Talk] C31XR vs Tic Ring Redux > Wow. What a nice response. Thanks to everyone that responded. I tried > to respond to each, but if I missed anyone, please accept my apologies. > > Thanks to Steve K7LXC, Tommy WD4K, John WA9ALS, Doc ON4IZ, Tony N2TK, > Pete N4ZR and Charlie W0YG for your responses. > > In summary, most of the responses recommended to live with the offset > from center for the location of the truss support. This is the way I > decided to go and today, I installed the truss support at the point > between element #9 and #10 which was a distance of about 40" forward of > CG. Back part of boom is level and there is a slight droop to the > front, but I don't think it will matter too much. > > Looks like Tommy WD4K has quite a bit of experience with the C31's and > Tic Rings, and he mentioned that Tom said the antenna was really > designed for use w/o the truss and that it was just there for those that > wished to use one. That's good info, and gives me an extra measure of > comfort since I decided to install mine slightly offset. > > Also, Doc ON4IZ mentioned some problems with his Tic Ring. I've > experienced some of the same things, but I would like to mention that > Carl has been a prince to work with and has really gone the extra mile > to try to make mine play well. > > Thanks again to everyone!! > > -- > 73, Pat K7KR > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com > > To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com > To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list > For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com > -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com |
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