[TowerTalk] (no subject)

[Russ Dearmore]

I purchased a used Force 12 EF-420/240N and plan to reassemble it this fall and be ready for the big contests this winter.  I'll be putting it on a 72' US tower that goes down to about 22'.  I didn't get a lot of paperwork with it, about 4 pages of drawings and dimensions, and am guessing that is everything.  Once a company goes out of business it gets tough to find anything on an antenna and was wondering if there were more resources that I just can't find.  I'd appreciate any help especially anyone experienced with this model.  It weighs 140 lbs and is my first big beam.  At this point of the sun cycle I think I'll really enjoy 40m.  I plan to use Nolox or anti-sieze on all joints.I got it for about a tenth of it's original price so I couldn't resist.  I only have a G800 for a rotor and was wondering if a G1000 was good enough or should I go up to the G2800?  Thanks for all comments...  Russ   K5ZZR     


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