I was talking about a MANUAL for the antenna, not a set of
BLUEPRINTS describing everything needed to clone it.
Rick N6RK
Dan Hearn wrote:
> One of the few things a ham can clone easily is an antenna. Most of us have
> a pile of aluminum tubing and could easily build a copy of a $2000 antenna
> design. There is a great deal of engineering expense in modeling multiband
> interlaced antennas and testing them. It is unreasonable to expect a company
> to make public the complete details of their designs. I am amazed that some
> hams have the gall to ask other hams to copy the info on their antennas and
> send it to them.
> On the other hand, it is not likely that a ham would copy the design of a
> IC7800. Even there competeters would like to study the details of that type
> of design. A manual for a linear amp would seem to me to be common enough
> to publish the manual for that. Just my opinion.
> 73, Dan, N5AR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Richard (Rick)
> Karlquist
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 6:58 PM
> To: Tim Heger
> Cc: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force12
>
>
> Before I buy anything, I download the manual. After
> reading the manual, I often decide not to buy. If there
> is no manual to download, I don't buy it.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
> Tim Heger wrote:
>> I just ordered two antennas from Force 12, and they said the manuals for
>> what I ordered aren't available to download. They are sending me both
>> manuals in advance of the antennas.
>>
>> 73, Tim - N3XX
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Hess" <w1rh@yahoo.com>
>> To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:43 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Force12
>>
>>
>>> Anyone know if Force12 has antenna assembly manuals
>>> buried somewhere on their website? I have a brand new
>>> C19XR and may have misplaced the assembly instructions
>>> when moving from 1 land to 6 land.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> W1RH
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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