[TowerTalk] Force 12

[Jim Brown]

On Thu,1/19/2017 7:37 AM, william radice wrote:
> :::: people finally realized that Force 12 antennas, while nicely built, simply don't outperform other antennas costing half the price. I've had a lot of them and they all performed poorly.

This observation flies in the face of measurements performed by K7LXC 
and N0AX c.a. 2000, and well documented in the report linked below. 
Their test methods are first rate, and so are their credentials. Since 
N6BV retired about five years ago, N0AX has been editor of the ARRL 
Handbook and the ARRL Antenna Book. I've contributed  to both, and have 
had considerable technical interchange with him.

http://www.championradio.com/HF-TRIBANDER-PERFORMANCE-TEST-METHODS-RESULTS.2

Between us, NI6T, W6GJB and I own three C3SS antennas, all bought used 
for our contesting group. We use them on FD and on county expeditions 
for CQP and 7QP.  We love this antenna, which offers very good 
performance in a lightweight, compact package.

73, Jim K9YC