[TowerTalk] New antenna system

[Alan C. Zack]

I had a very bad experience with F12 customer service even to the 
point of a face to face chance to ask my question to the owner at 
Visalia after months of no replies to my emails or phone calls.  I was 
missing a part.  Basically I was told it was not a F12 problem but his 
vendors fault, not his, and he couldn't help me, even though I bet he 
had some spares sitting around.

Rob Santello wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
>   I'm new to the list. I originally sent this to the Force 12 list and 
> it was suggested that I send it here for all you to see and send 
> comments or suggestions you'd like. Here is my original message:
> 
> Would like opinions and advice,
> 
>   I am going to put up an LM-354 54 foot tower on a relatively small 
> lot. At first I was thinking about going with an XR-5 and EF-606 with my 
> old Cushcraft 11 element 2m beam on the top. But after 4 or 5 attempts 
> to talk with a tech at Force 12 (never returned my calls), I'm thinking 
> about going a different route. Here is my current plan: I have a 12 foot 
> mast and I'll put 3 feet of it into the tower into a Tailtwister. Right 
> on top of the tower I'll mount a 3 element SteppIR (They returned my 
> call within an hour). So that now leaves about 8 feet of mast. At the 
> top I want either a Cushcraft D40 or Force 12 EF-140. Both seem to be 
> nearly identical in size, weight, performance, and price. Anyone know 
> which is the better antenna here? Then somewhere in between, I'll mount 
> the 11 element 2m beam. I'm thinking the 2m beam wont interfere too 
> badly in the middle. Probably about 5 feet above the SteppIR and 3 feet 
> below the 40m dipole. Does this sound reasonable? That setup will give 
> me 40 - 2 meters. I'm not an "antenna guy" so that's why I'm looking for 
> help here. I just want to get the most I can get in this small space. 
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts and/or advice! I'd really appreciate it!
> --rob--
> 
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Alan Zack
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