Thanks to all who responded to my post. Lots of good feedback was received
and most of it was positive.
One ham was totally dissatisfied, but the rest were either moderately or
totally satisfied.
Customer service was noted as good, but availabiltiy of replacement parts on
short notice was an issue. The main sticking point that kept appearing was
the problem with the pots for indication (water intrusion).
I'm leaning toward a purchase, but I noticed that the beam must be mounted
off center of the normal balance point (which is where the boom to mast plate
would be) by about two feet. It looks like the antenna can not be mounted in
the "cradle" of the TIC ring since the mast plate will not fit in the
cradle. Is that correct? That means of course the antenna will be nose or
rear
heavy and the boom unbalance would have to compensated for. How critical is
having the load on the ring unbalanced by about two feet on a 32 foot boom?
If anyone has close up pics of their installation I would appreciate them
sent to me, especially if you are using it with an M2 antenna like the 40
meter
or KT36XA (KT34XA). All I have to go by is the pics on the TIC ring
site....not many there and none showing any real detail.
Thanks for the help.
73 Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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