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[TowerTalk] Force 12 Antenna Destroyed by Wind

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Force 12 Antenna Destroyed by Wind
From: jlockj@minn.net (John Lockhart)
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 12:52:47 -0500
Bill,

VERY sorry to hear about your antenna;  almost made it
to summer....at least you won't have to wait 6 months
for summer to come.

Did you have icing up there in addition to wind?  From the
news re: tower collapse and widespread power outages,
it sounds likely.

73,

John  W0DC

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> From: Bill Straw <0007359114@mcimail.com>
> To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Force 12 Antenna Destroyed by Wind
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Saturday, April 05, 1997 8:00 PM
> 
>   We've had 45 MPH straight line winds all day, a foot
> of new snow, and the current temp is 9 F. I looked out
> at where my Force 12 DXer is supposed to be, and there's
> a mess hanging off the tower. The boom appears to have 
> broken into 3 pieces, and now the truss wires are 
> holding the outside pieces as they blow around smashing
> into the tower!
> 
>   My question - Is there a warranty on these antennas?
> This particular one cost $900 and seems to have failed
> at much less than the 80 MPH advertised.
> 
> 73 BILL WB0O in North Dakota
> 
> 
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