[Towertalk] 40 meter beam

[Bruce Makas]

Charlie et al, I have had several and 3 major failures in 3 years. Two of
them were in Maine in the middle of the winter. One turned out to be the
box, replaced by Carl. The other was a failed pot in the unit on the tower.
I am not a climber so that puts me out of business. This last one, brand
new, failed after 6 days on the tower. I still don't know what the failure
is. I had it professionally installed. The beam is stuck pointing east but
the controller says 180 degrees and nothing moves. It is a great idea but
life is too short for a terrible design and no quality control.

If you want it you can have it for 50% of what I paid for it.

Bruce K1MY

----- Original Message -----
From: "charlie carroll" <k1xx@ptcnh.net>
To: "Bruce Makas" <k1my@msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] 40 meter beam


> Bruce:
> So tell me, what's the problem with the TIC.  I was planning on
> purchasing one for my 40 meter beam.
>
> 73 charlie, k1xx
>