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Subject: [TowerTalk] Force12
From: n4kg@juno.com (n4kg@juno.com)
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:30:01 -0600
So how much coax would you suggest they use 
to specify the SWR at the transmitter?

Don't tell me ZERO.  I don't know anyone who
places their radio on top of their tower.

Tom  N4KG

On Thu, 04 Oct 2001 08:53:57 -0400 Mel Martin <mel@interlink.net> writes:
> 
> I don't... they deserve to be thoroughly scolded for this kind 
> "slight
> of hand" specification. Stick to the truth... we can handle it!!!
> 
> >I think F12 is being treated a little unfairly on this issue
> 
> >"My hunch is that when F12 first developed the C-3, the 15M SWR 
> bandwidth
> was a little tight to enable them to stay under 2:1 across this wide
> band,
> so they specced the antenna on 15 using 100 feet of coax to achieve 
> that
> magic number, which they thought was important for marketing 
> purposes."
> 
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