[TowerTalk] Does anybody even make the antennas they advertise?

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/3/2007 2:13:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I've been looking at a C19XR/C31XR, TH7/TH11, or possibly a  Steppir. All 
seem to have waiting times of 1-4 months. 

>  Does  anybody even manufacture the products they claim to make? I've 
jumped through  some seriously hoops these last few weeks to get a tower in place 
before the  HF World Championships (not to mention the nearly vertical learning 
curve for  somebody new to all of this). Of all the places I thought would 
NOT be a  problem, ordering a company's product direct from that company tops 
the  list.


    The good news and the bad news is that they all  manufacture their own 
products. They're all small businesses with all of the  attendant problems. 
 
    Hy-Gain products used to be available at many  retailers but a customer 
of mine had to wait awhile for a TH-11 a year ago so  I guess that's history. I 
would have thought that was a no brainer.
 
    The rest don't have any finished goods inventory  - they build the 
antenna after they get the order - again, with all the  attendant problems. 
 
    Same with US Towers. It's not an easy problem to  solve.
 
Cheers & GL with your new array,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH & 
Champion Radio  Products





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