I might add that the new Force 12 in Colorado has redesigned their hardware
package. They now use different insulators and different clamps, a big
improvement over legacy C3's.
Also the JK stuff is just immaculate...really well put together, machined
parts, tight tolerances, etc. It's the Cadillac of antennas.
Chris
KF7P
On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:57 AM, Bill Parry wrote:
> I tend to agree. It has been my antenna of choice for the past 15 years. I
> currently have a C3E (with the extra element on 10) and it works real nice.
> We do multiop with this antenna our only one for 10-15-20. We consistently
> get over 100 countries on the CQWWCW test on all three bands. Must work
> fairly well. My current C3E is at 120 feet.
>
> Advantages: Nice small antenna with very little upkeep. Rotator handles it
> with easy.
> Elements are stabile and don't vibrate and fall apart like
> my Hygain monobanders used to.
> Works real well on all bands
>
> Disadvantages:
> Very expensive (in my opinion) for an antenna of this size!
> Some of the elements are so close together that they touch
> in the wind and fault my Alpha.
>
> I bought this antenna on a lark and put it up. My friends all used KT34XAs
> at the time we did comparisons and the C3E was as good as or better than the
> much larger and complex KT34XA. We use F12 antennas now! :-)
>
> Bill W5VX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed
> Sawyer
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 8:18 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N6BT, Force12inc and JK Antennas
>
> The C3 is the best short boom tribander out there in my opinion. I have
> used them around the world. They are a clean pattern, smooth SWR across the
> full band performer. At the end of the day, the gain available is a
> function of boom length primarily. On 15 and 20, you are going to help
> yourself by stuffing another element on a short boom. On 10M, the argument
> could be made that another element would add value to this antenna, but the
> antenna works as a nice package. On 12 and 17 - its just a rotary dipole
> essentially - so if that's someone's interest, this isn't the antenna for
> you.
>
>
>
> Nice advantage for DXpeditions, you can break this baby down into a golf
> case. And there are no finicky little motors and control lines to worry
> about.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Ed N1UR
>
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