WA9ALS Force 12 C31XR Page
| This is how it arrives from Force 12. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| Long boom! Note the Sear's Craftsman riveter
on the tailgate. The riveting was easy! (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| This shows the boom installed on the steel
mast on the hazer. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| Closer view of boom. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| Closeup of boom-to-mast mount. You install
each plate to the respective mast and boom. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| Truss wire secured by U-bolt. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| These next 2 show the partially assembled
antenna. I didn't finish one day, so I cranked it up out of harm's way to return to it later. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| Can you tell I just like looking at it? (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| This shows the parallel feed wires in close
spacing. This was a temparary photo - I didn't use those ty wraps - just Scotch 88 tape. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| I turn my C31XR with the Hygain Tailtwister
T2X, shown here sitting on the hazer. (Click on the photo to view full size.) |
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| This just shows my connections for tthe
quick disconnect. I covered the screws with several layers of LET (liquid electrical tape from Champion Radio). (Click on the photo to view full size.) |