Jim,
You gotta stop foolin' around with all this stuff.... hihi.... If I were
you, I would get all three Force 12's and give the OLD LADY..... er.....
XYL the final ultimatum..... It's the antennas, they stay and she's
gotta go.... Or, get her fired up on the hobby.... then you gots it
knocked!! :-)
de AL
Those that can, DX. Those that can't, DX on nets !
Jim Worthington wrote:
>
> 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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