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From: "Stan or Patricia Griffiths" <w7ni@easystreet.com>
To: <W8JI@contesting.com>; "Towertalk (E-mail)" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Summary: Short Tower and Close Foundation
>
> I was at a hamfest where the HexBeam was being exhibited. I listened,
> several times, as the owner of the company (and I guess the inventer of
the
> HexBeam . . .) was talking about it to potential buyers. When there was a
> break in the conversation, I asked about how it looks when modeled on the
> computer. All he could tell me is that, obviously, computer modeling is
> inadequate to show the true performance of the HexBeam since it performs
> much better than predicted by computer modeling. I walked away from that
> discussion with very little confidence in the HexBeam or its inventer . .
.
> Without a far better explanation than that, I would never invest my
> hard-earned money in one . . .
>
> Stan
> w7ni@easystreet.com
>
> Tom Rauch wrote:
>
> > > stature, to be installed at a later date. I am very insecure about the
> > > HexBeam and am now carefully considering the Force 12 antennas. I'll
> > > keep you all posted.
> >
> > You should be insecure about the Hex beam. There is far too much
> > hyperbole and far too few facts offered in the claims.
> > 73, Tom W8JI
> > W8JI@contesting.com
>
>
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