[Towertalk] antenna help/suggestions wanted

[Richard Zalewski]

I have a C4SXL and love it.  No problem with side mounting this antenna.

Dick W7ZR

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Subject: [Towertalk] antenna help/suggestions wanted


>    I am in the process of looking at some antennas to get back on HF after
> several years hiatus.  I am more interested in later versions of trapless
> tribanders ala Force 12 etc, than older TH7 trapped versions if possible.
My
> question is this.....Do all of these newer designs lend themselves to
being
> "sidemounted", either directly on the side of the tower ( for a rotating
> tower configuration), or "sidemounted" with  the rotator outside the
tower,
> or even TICring setups???  Just looking at some literature online, its
> impossible to  tell if they are made with enough spacing between elements
to
> allow for mounting on the side of Rohn 25 or Rohn 45 without element
> interference sabatoging performance. I am considering Force12 C3 types,
and
> C31XR, and maybe the 40m variations.  Also I am not limiting the choice to
> Force 12....any later model trapless tri/multiband antenna that excels
will
> be considered.
>   Any ideas?  experiences? cautions? pitfalls?
>   Thanks in advance.
>   73  Bob  '4t   ww4t@aol.com
>
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