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Subject: [TowerTalk] C-3S and TS850S ant tuner
From: ronc@sonic.net (Ron Castro)
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 21:50:43 -0800
Well, there it is, in black and white!  I guess my old manual was not
detailed enough, but I figured it out on my own.  The 15 meter reflector
acts like a director on 17, but the front-to-back isn't really very much.

BTW, I lived in Hawaii many years ago ('70-'78 KH6HLT) and I know what the
salt air there can do to an antenna.  It's probably a good idea to paint
over the non-stainless hardware.

Ron
N6AHA
>
>Anyway,   in my C4 manual,  is a drawing labeled "dwc4.004"
>Force 12,  Inc., 1997.  This is a very detailed drawing giving
>every dimension about this antenna one could possibly want.
>The boom is vertical on the page,  and an arrow pointing down
>says, "Front of Antenna",  and immediately below that is a
>parenthetical line as follows:
>
>(On 17 meters,  front is other direction).
>
>So there you have it,  printed in presumably the latest Force 12
>assembly manual for the C4.
>
>BTW,  got an e-mail from Tom today advising that if I hadn't
>yet assembled the C4,  he could work something out so that
>I could order and put up his new C19XR,  which is a 100 mph
>wind rated unit,  and has some other enhanced specs,  but
>does not cover 40 meters.  I decided to go ahead and
>finish and use the C4,  as I do want the rotating dipole up
>there for 40. I did want a complete stainless steel hardware
>kit for the C4,  but unfortunately all Force 12 could provide
>in SS were the boom to element U bolts;  not even the
>larger "muffler clamps" (2" U bolts used with the Easy
>On*TM mounting plate).  So decided to just go ahead
>and assemble with the stock zinc plated hardware.
>
>Will let you know how it operates in a few more days,  I hope.
>
>73,   Jim,  KH7M
>On the Garden Island of Kauai
>


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