Hi Bill,
The Force 12 C3E, was what I was going to buy to replace my TH5DX, before I
heard about the Fluid Motion SteppIR tuneable beam. When I did, that changed
my mind quickly.
I have now used the 3-EL SteppIR beam at 52 feet for almost 2 years, through
wind and ice storms and everything else that the elements can throw at it
and it cannot be beat
(in the 3 element class).
Outstanding performance on 17M and 12M.
Small, compact and light weight.
16 foot boom.
Check it out at: http://www.steppir.com.
Good luck.
73, Carl VE9OV
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo@cybermesa.net>
> To: "_Mailing List Tower-Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:06 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision
>
>
> > I'm making a stab at starting a new thread here, as decision-time is
> coming
> > up for me. I'm erecting a TX-455 crank-up upon which I plan to mount an
> > as-yet unpurchased HF beam, with my existing 5-el 6M yagi 8-10 ft above
> it.
> > I haven't yet decided on the HF beam. My criteria are: 1) compact
> profile,
> > in the ballpark of 18-22 ft boom; 2) reasonable performance on the 12-
> and
> > 17-meter bands in addition to 10, 15, 20; 3) light-weight but
> mechanically
> > robust (I live in a windy area). 4) I plan to feed it with 9913F coax
> (good
> > stuff), and I have a good tuner, so extreme broad-bandedness isn't a top
> > priority.
> >
> > I'm leaning toward a Force12 C3E, but am willing to consider any other
> > alternatives recommended. What do y'all think?
> >
> > Bill / W5WVO
> > Albuquerque, NM
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