Hello Dale,
I agree. In fact I'd go a step farther. I think it's correct that
they DO NOT answer those kinds of posts here. If they did we'd have
to rename the list to "TowerDabate&Bash"
This list is for technical discussion about Towers, antennas, etc. I
think it is very pertinent to post a problem with a piece of equipment
and ask if others have seen the same problem and how they handled it.
I can even see suggestions for improvements, etc., for a given product
design.
The problem is that some people use the list as an "equalizer" to
relieve their frustrations and vent their anger. I belong to many HAM
lists and it's the same on all. Joe Blow has a problem with a product
and he/she turns it into a "David and Goliath" by bashing the company
and making it a public debate on a list, hoping to scare the company
into doing something because of the bad publicity.
Anyone here can say anything they please. There's no way for other
readers to know if the person really assembled the product correctly,
substituted parts, used the product in a way that it wasn't designed
for, etc. The post here was an interesting example. Two or three
people said they had problems with rivets in high winds. In this
case, it quickly became "bash Force12" because they don't acknowledge
the problem. People quickly forgot that Force12 has probably sold
1000's of antennas and has one of the BEST reputations in the entire
industry. No one says, lets really analyze this problem -- lets' look
at the assembly process. How were the rivets installed. What tools
were used. Were the rivets formed properly. Did the person open holes
to make it easier. Etc., etc., etc. Some people don't want to "fix
the problem", they just want the company to make them "right",
regardless of what the real "root cause" of the problem was. Instead,
the charge became "lets make Force12 behave *responsibly*".
It seems to me *WE* have a responsibility to report FACTS and attack a
problem here.....to look for a design or process improvements, not to
use our list to whine and bash companies or products.
73 from.......
Bob Otto
N8NGA@one.net
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Thursday, March 01, 2001, 2:13:35 AM, you wrote:
>> What does surprise me is that the factory has not felt it
>> necessary to respond
>> to all of the correspondence on this subject. Are they trying to hide
>> something?
DLM> Huh???
DLM> It seems to me that if someone has spent a few/many hundred dollars on
DLM> antennas and is concerned and/or worried about something that they suspect
DLM> the company may or may not be 'hiding,' they should not be ratchet-jawing
on
DLM> e-mail, they should be on the phone or do it in a formal letter.
DLM> geesh!
DLM> dale, kg5u
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