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| Reviews Summary for Force 12 240 Delta |
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Reviews: 1
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Average rating: 4.0/5
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MSRP: $750.00
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Description: 2 element 40 meter Yagi with loading coils in the center of the elements. Does not interact with a tribander mounted 1 meter away.
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More info: http://force12inc.com
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W2IRT
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 13, 2008 21:26
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Great performer after initial problems
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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OK, here's the promised follow-up review, written six months after the one below. After the initial teething pains had passed, I have a much better impression of the Delta 240.
First the bad. Indeed, after much tweaking and fiddling, the best bandwidth we could achieve was roughly 150 kHz. Resonance is set to 7040 and I have about 1.2:1 at the band edge, rising to 2:1 right at 7125. I have to use a tuner for SSB, but due to the nature of 40m operation, SSB isn't really much of a consideration on 40m for me as I'm a DXer first and foremost. For SSB contesting, it plays nicely with a tuner in line.
Also in the "negative" department is the very noticeable lack of front-to-back. Hey, it's a short boom and has shortened elements--whaddya expect!
But now the upsides: This thing cuts through forty like a hot knife through butter. Before the Delta-240 went up 40m was by far my worst band. Now it's second only to 20m. From my location in northern NJ I enjoy consistently-excellent results to Africa and Asia with this antenna. Yes, I can still hear everyone calling the DX off the back of the antenna (making simplex pileups a real chore), but I can also hear the DX giving me 599s after one or two calls as well.
The other major advantage of this model antenna is that, as advertised, there is NO negative interaction with the other antennas in my array, on any HF band.
All in all, in terms of an overall experience, I'd give this a 4 but it's hard not to give it a 5 when I keep hearing my call coming back to me from some wonderfully-remote DX entities with strong 5NN reports after one or two tries!
Bottom line: If your tower, lot size, budget or other considerations won't allow you to put up a full-sized 40m yagi, this small, lightweight and reasonably-priced performer will get you in the log pretty well every time.
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