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ALUMINUM BAR THAT IS CONNECTED TO ALL OF THE DRIVEN ELEMENTS.  STAINLESS
STEEL HARDWARE IS USED THROUGHOUT.  THE ASSEMBLED ANTENNA WEIGHS ABOUT 63
POUNDS.  KURT ANDRESS, K7NV, ASSISTED IN THE MECHANICAL DESIGN AND
CALCULATED WIND SURVIVAL USING THE LATEST ANSI EIA/TIA 222 REVISION G
SPECIFICATIONS.  A DETAILED MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ANTENNA UNDER
VARIOUS WIND AND ICING CONDITIONS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE FORCE 12 WEBSITE.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REVIEW ANTENNA INCLUDED A SET OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR XR SERIES BEAMS WITH SECTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE XR6, A SEPARATE DOCUMENT
COVERING GENERAL ELEMENT CONSTRUCTION AND RIVETING TECHNIQUES, AND A THIRD
BEST PRACTICES DOCUMENT.  COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND A DETAILED ASSEMBLY DRAWING
ARE VERY HELPFUL.  BETWEEN THE TIME I RECEIVED THE ANTENNA AND ASSEMBLED
IT, FORCE 12 SENT SOME IMPORTANT UPDATES TO THE INSTRUCTIONS WITH REVISED
ELEMENT TIP DIMENSIONS, ADDITIONAL WRITTEN ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS, AND MORE
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