We had a KT34XA stacked below the older version of the Cushcraft and didn't have problems with interaction at 6D2X. They were about 12 feet apart. When I put up my tower I put the newer version of th
I am doing some antenna work and seemed to remember a discussion about the 1/8" pop rivets that Force 12 uses in their antennas. Is the some special type of pop rivets or are they the ones that you c
Tony, Don't worry about the strength of the C3. Put it together like the instructions say (shouldn't take long) and it will stay up just fine. Mine is at 125 feet and I have had no problems. I had on
If you are talking about the Cushcraft XM240 and the C4XSL, I have had some experience with a very similar setup. I have had the XM240 and the C3E on a 120 foot tower for some time. I initially place
Art, You have brought up a point that I have wondered about for sometime, and it is hose clamps. I have put up lots of yagis (including Cushcraft, KLM, Force 12, Hygain etc. Most use stainless steel
Bill Did you still use the hose clamps too? I considered the SS screw idea but decided that I would use the rivets instead. One hole in the element not two. Years ago I used to use aluminum self tapp
Doug, I agree with John. Go buy you a ladder at Home Depot. I have a 24 foot ladder I use to work on my trees and it works fine. I had a 75' telephone pole a few years ago. I thought that I had gone
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That is ridiculous. I have had two different C3's and the environment here is not antenna friendly. Near the south Texas Coast and at 120 feet. Unless hit by lightning or some other cataclysmic event
I was thinking about the point John made about the drip holes being oriented down. I had a TH6 years ago and it was mounted upside down by the tower guys. Every time it rained, the antenna stopped wo
Alex, I have a C3E and a XM240. You are not going to have success using a stacking distance of under 15 feet. I believe that mine are about 12 feet apart. I put my antennas up in 2002 and noticed imm
I agree. I am a long time user of Force12 and really like the antennas. The addition of customer service will be excellent! Bill W5VX Hi Mark, That is very good customer service and really beyond the
You are exactly right. I have had the opportunity to work with several towers both Rohn #25 and Rohn #45. None of the towers failed unless the guy wires fail first. It has been a real lesson to me. U
This is a timely topic for me. I have been trying to decide what kind of 6 meter antenna to buy. The last VHF contest was my first foray onto 6 meters in 50 years of "Hamming". I have been thinking a
I operated a contest back in the 70s from W5SZ, "Uncle Bob"'s house in Honey Grove, Texas. He had three 160 meter bobtail curtains configured in a triangle. It was the first time I had ever worked 16
This reminds me of a good friend of mine in high school. A group of four of us got out tickets at the same time. One of the four lived on a second floor apartment above the family garage. One day he
I would basically agree with Phil on this. I have had two C3s up. One was a regular C3 and the other is a C3E - up currently. With a number of years of experience with the C3 I would highly recommend
I have been using this exact method for over 20 years. It's a good thing, I would have lost the paper or forgotten otherwise. Bill W5VX I do my rotor wires in the following manner. The two heavy ones
I would highly recommend the upgrade kit. The KT34 was well thought of years ago but did not hold up well when compared to some of the newer antennas. I think the upgrade took care of that problem. B
I, too, have had nice results in my dealings with CC. I put up a XM240 in 2002 and it went together as advertised and worked well. It was struck by lightning at the beginning of this summer, and it f