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[TowerTalk] Force 12 80M rotary dipole

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Force 12 80M rotary dipole
From: otterstad@inet.uni-c.dk (OZ8RO)
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 19:25:19 +0200
OK with some advertising, but at what height is this antenna ?

73  Rag  OZ8RO

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> From: K7LXC@aol.com
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Force 12 80M rotary dipole
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 16, 1997 4:02 PM
> 
> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
> 
>       Just put a Force 12 180C rotary dipole up for N7OS this weekend.
It's
> the biggest one and gives the most bandwidth. It's BIG - 83 feet long!
> 
>     It's on a 72 foot crankup in a residential neighborhood in an okay
> location. The owner was apprehensive about it as we had some initial
tuning
> problems. After getting it working, we went in to the shack to check it
out.
> His first contact was Antarctica - EM1HO! (I think that was the call.)
The
> next night he worked an I2 station - EU from the Pacific NW in the middle
of
> summer! Needless to say, he's plenty happy with it now.
> 
>      Just thought you'd like to know.
> 
> 73,  Steve  K7LXC
> 
>     TOWER TECH -- professional tower supplies for amateurs
> 
>      Yes, I'm a Force 12 dealer.
> 
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