[TowerTalk] Comment on Force 12

Jay Terleski wx0b@arraysolutions.com
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:45:09 -0500


I saw the C49 at Visalia, Big guy with lots and lots of elements.

Anyone want to stack three of them?

Jay, WX0B

thompson@mindspring.com wrote:
> 
> The problems that other antenna manufacturers have is that  there are limits
> on their ability to make a wide variety  of
> models.   I remember Wilson advertised a page full of mono band models with
> 3 to 8 elements on 20 and 15, and 3 to 10 elements
> on 10 plus combinations of multi bands.  I asked about the 5 el 15 and 6 el
> 10 and they told me that they had to get 5 or 6 orders
> before they would build them.  Now I see more new F12 models in CQ Contest
> Magazine (C49XR with 5 el on 20 and 10 on 10, forget if 15 was 5 or 6).
> Does Force 12 actually build them or do they use the computer to model a
> possible combination but only build them if enough orders come along?  I
> don't think Force 12 is any different than the other manufacturers except
> they are more high tech.
> 
> Just wondering....
> 
> 73 Dave K4JRB
> 
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