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just got pounded by numerous tornados, etc. While we didn't get a tornado AT my house, we did have high winds. My C3E has never flinched. I had some significant ice this winter and my friends swore it wouldn't make it. Not a problem though. The beauty of F12 is they WILL customize an antenna for your particular weather conditions. Who else does that??????? I am a satisfied customer. Steve, N4JQQ Can't wait to try the XR-5 or something else with 12/17 on it. "Guy Olinger, K2AV" wrote: > > "F12 have not accepted that this was a design flaw" > > Same tired old rag... > > Is this just a coded complaint that "mfr. made an improvement and > didn't upgrade mine for free"? With emphasis on "free" and maybe > expecting some kind of a self-effacing ground-scraping apology for > effect? > > For most folks, a public change in a public design is a token of > progress, an indicator that a mfr is alive and doing better things as > time goes along. > > This year's Toyota has improvements not in the model I bought last > year. Think they're going to "fix" mine for free? > > What about all the structural improvements that Cushcraft made to > their shorty forty in the XM-240. Did that mean that Cushcraft was > obliged to replace all the old models/parts with XM-240 stuff? That > would be a formula for bankruptcy. > > Myself, I'm glad there is a ham antenna manufacturer still in business > that has been pushing the design envelope. > > I can't count the number of times that I had to pull down and repair > my old Hygain stuff. All that misery went away when I bought F12. > > And, frankly, that's the story I hear everywhere else. Really hard > anymore to put any stock in a report of frequent F12 failures. Common > sense would suggest that the odd report out has something else going > on, like trying to scrape by on the cheap using the lower rated > antennas in severe locations, or poor assembly, or ... > > Now if half the people I know who have F12 were complaining about > something, I'd be the first to pound on F12. But that ain't what's > happening. > > Instead I see F12 stuff surviving nasty ice storms that put whole > areas (like here) out of power for up to a week and more. My F12's are > stronger than power poles, trees and a whole lot of outdoor > arial/tower stuff that didn't make it around here last winter. > > As to free upgrades, even the government-ordered auto recalls aren't > free. They're factored into the cost of the business, and we pay for > them up front when we buy a new car. > > There ARE some ham antenna mfr's roundly deserving of being beat upon. > F12 ain't one of 'em. > > There are mfr's who have listened to complaints/ideas/questions and > used same to design something new and better. F12 IS one of 'em. > > No, I don't work for them, no commercial ties, nuthin. And I have keen > interest in designs by other manufacturers. > > 73 all, > > Guy. > > -------------------------------------------- > 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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