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Subject: [TowerTalk] C-4XL tubing wall thicknesses
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Sun Aug 10 12:33:56 2003
At 10:42 AM 8/10/03 -0400, Chuck Counselman wrote:
>At 12:32 AM -0400 8/10/03, VE6JY Don Moman wrote:
>>elements made from the .065 wall aluminum don't seem to exhibit this
>>tendency.  A little thicker than the normal .058....
>
>What are the wall thicknesses of the tubing in the elements of a Force 12 
>C-4XL, for
>
>* the standard, 80-mph, model;
>* the "D," 100-mph, model;
>* the "H," 120-mph, model; and/or
>* the "HH," 140-mph, model ?

Perhaps an F-12 person will comment, but I believe they all use the 
standard wall, which permits telescoping in 1/8 inch increments;  I believe 
they beef up by doubling and tripling the critical sections.

73, Pete N4ZR
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