Thanks for your comments, Bob. I'm sold on the Force 12 antennas. Now I just
need to see how large my wife will tolerate :-) My choices are the C-4S,
C-4SXL and C-3SS in that order.
- Jim AD4J
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob [mailto:kf9yh@netnitco.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 3:18 PM
> To: Jim Worthington; Tower Talk Reflector
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Which Small Tribander for My Roof
>
>
> Jim, I'm only 6 miles from Lake Michigan in NW Indiana, and
> we have some very harsh winters here, and some very nasty
> thunderstorms/high winds in the summer. I have had a C-3 up
> at 45 feet for over 2 years now, and it has survived the weather
> here flawlessly.
>
> In March of 1998, we had the worst winter storm here in 10
> years. When I woke up and looked out the window, my heart
> sunk. Both of the 20 meter element tips were weighed down
> so heavy with ice and wet snow that they were pointing straight
> down at the ground. Other elements were at varying degrees.
> On Tuesday, as the storm let up and the sun came out, the ice and
> snow melted and everything popped back into place. I can find no
> kinks anywhere, and everything has performed up to snuff since.
>
>
> I have had up on the same tower a Moseley TA-33 and an A-3. The
> C-3 has outperformed them both (By quite a margin) here at my
> location. I use it for both DX and domestic contacts, and it
> is a great
> Sprint and NAQP antenna.
>
> Just my opinion.....YMMV
>
> Bob
> KF9YH
>
>
>
>
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