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Subject: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Tic Ring 1022
From: George Skoubis <geo.skoubis@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 11:25:56 -0700
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Sorry all, my replies from my laptop were rejected by the reflector. 

Thanks for the help I should be good to go with Rich, John and Charles replies. 

73 

George / W7GES 

Begin forwarded message:

> From: George Skoubis <geo.skoubis@gmail.com>
> Date: May 5, 2020 at 11:16:44 AM MST
> To: john@kk9a.com
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re:  [TowerTalk] Tic Ring 1022
> 
> Thanks Rich, John and Charles,
> 
>  I see now my replies may have been going to the individual email address vs 
> the reflector so sorry if I caused any confusion… When I tried to edit  the 
> email To: field I get an error from tower talk about the message type not 
> allowed...
> 
>  The antennas will be on one tower, phased with a stack match and I ordered 
> VA6AM Triplexers and Bandpass filters…
> 
>  5 inches of spacing on each side should be plenty and I will balance.
> 
>  The face width of the tower section is 16.68 inches.  
> 
> George / W7GES
> 
>> On May 5, 2020, at 11:03 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
>> 
>> If I understand the TIC models correctly a 1022 has a 22" ID gear ring. I do 
>> not believe that the mast clamp is much longer than that so I am guessing 
>> that this JK antenna will fit. Sometimes you have to shift the antenna 
>> slightly along the boom for elements to clear the tower or v mast clamp and 
>> then add weights to balance it. If you do this and want to phase your 
>> antennas you should shift all of them on the same tower.  If your TIC ring 
>> rotates 160 degrees that you need it will also have 360 degrees of rotation 
>> unless you have something else in the way.
>> 
>> GL
>> John KK9A
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> George Skoubis W7GES wrote:
>> 
>> I’m putting up a 2 stack of JK Mid-Tri antennas.
>> 
>> I was able to purchase a 1022 Tic-Ring for the bottom antenna but I’m 
>> waiting for the manual to be scanned and emailed to me.
>> 
>>  In the meantime the JK Mid-Tri has a 30 inch spacing at the boom mount 
>> point.
>> 
>>  Can anyone with a 1022 tell me if a 30 inch spacing is adequate or they 
>> needed more?
>> 
>>  JK called me yesterday and I want to get back to them so they can get the 
>> antenna manufactured
>> 
>>  I don’t need 360 of rotation, I’m thinking an azimuth that covers from 
>> 160-310 would be ok and anything more would be great. That would cover Japan 
>> Europe and the Caribbean from here in AZ.
>> 
>>  I appreciate all the time and effort put in to the posts on this reflector. 
>> It’s a great resource for those of us that don’t have the experience or 
>> electronic / engineering / mechanical know how that is shared here.
>> 
>> George / W7GES
>> 
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