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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 30 May 2012 17:48:27 -0400
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    Yeah, it was under what he called the "lifetime warranty, no matter 
what!".

But, it's obviously worthless!

I've gotten no satisfaction after repeated phone calls, e-mails, and even a 
registered letter.  This has been going on for almost a year now.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole


> Hi Tom,
> I feel sorry for you, for sure!
> Was it still under warranty? I hope so.
> Trippy, ac8s
>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: Tom Behler=20
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:49 AM
>  Subject: Re: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole
>
>
>      Colin and all:
>
>  I'd sure like one of these myself?
>
>  Might fit my RV situation too, since I have still not heard anything =
> from=20
>  N2VZ Enterprises about the broken Turbo-tuner I sent to him almost a =
> year=20
>  ago.  You may recall that I used that Turbo-tuner to tune the =
> screw-driver=20
>  antenna that currently is on the back of the RV, and without it, =
> though it=20
>  can be done manually, tuning especially on the lower bands, is quite =
> tricky.
>
>  73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>  To: <[log in to unmask]>
>  Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:56 AM
>  Subject: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole
>
>
>  >a friend is looking for a 10 to 80M trapped dipole requiring little =
> or no
>  > tuner, that can be fairly easily deployed in the field.
>  > He's already got a tripple hussler arrangement on the RV, and an =
> Icom long
>  > wire tuner.
>  > However, he now has a 40FT telescoping linemans poll stuck to the =
> back of
>  > the RV that can be raised up to support the center of a bigger HF =
> dipole.
>  > He doesn't really want to go the G5RV route due to the necesity of =
> the
>  > latter line hanging down...he wants flexibility for various =
> anchoring
>  > arrangements and easy deployment.
>  > Does anyone have any recommendations for a good 10M to 80M dipole =
> that=20
>  > might
>  > fit these requirements?
>  > As I said, little to no tuning would be best.
>  > Though he does have a couple small LDG auto tuners that would make =
> life
>  > simpler if the antenna needed a bit of tuning on the various bands.
>  > Either a prebuilt antenna, or any recommendations as to where one =
> can
>  > perchase premade traps that can be used to build such a beast.
>  >
>  > 73
>  > Colin, V A6BKX
>  >
> 

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