[TowerTalk] Force 12 Delta 240 2 Elem 40M Yagi

[Bryan Swadener]

I've had my F12 C-4XL (previous model to the Delta 4-XL)
up for a couple of years. So far, zero issues; I'm VERY
happy  with it. OTOH, I've read multiple accounts of fried
inductors in the olde CC shorty fourty.  Apparently, the
current XM240 is OK.
 
I went with the C-4XL because it was available for half the
price of the current F12 40/20/15/10m offering, and I could
not find any significant reliability and/or performance issues.
In fact, F12 said it works on 17 & 12m using an ATU. It does.
 
vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC
 
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:03:11 -0700
From: Dave AB7E
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force 12 Delta 240 2 Elem 40M Yagi

I do believe that the coil loaded Shorty 40's (F12 or other) are a much 
better choice than the linear loaded versions.  I think that W8JI wrote 
a piece on that once ... maybe it's even on his website. I have the 
Optibeam OB2-40, which is a coil loaded Shorty 40 similar to the F12 
antenna except much sturdier, and it works great (yes, I've measured the 
pattern).
73,
Dave  AB7E
 
On 4/12/2014 1:24 PM, K7LXC wrote:
>>  Does anyone have a Force 12 Delta 240 up in the air in  use? If so, how
> does it play?
>  
>      I've installed a number of the F12 linear  loaded antennas and NO ONE
> has ever said to me that it was a 'great' antenna.  I've always thought that
> the CC 2L shorty forty is the best bang for the buck on  40M. Maybe the
> newer F12 versions with coils would be an  improvement.
>  
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
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