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FORCE 12 XR6 20 6 METER YAGI ANTENNA  THIS COMPACT YAGI PACKS A PUNCH ON
SIX BANDS WITH ONE FEED LINE.  IN 2013, I CLEARED SOME TREES AND INSTALLED
AN INNOVANTENNAS DESPOLE ROTARY DIPOLE FOR 20, 15, AND 10 METERS ON A
DECOMMISSIONED UTILITY POLE IN MY WOODS.  THAT ANTENNA WORKED FINE, AND I
MADE THOUSANDS OF CONTACTS WITH IT.  LAST APRIL, I INSTALLED INVERTED V
ANTENNAS FOR 12 AND 17 METERS IN PREPARATION FOR OPERATING AS W1AW/1 DURING
NEW HAMPSHIRE WEEK.  AGAIN, THOSE ANTENNAS SERVED ME WELL, BUT AFTER WHILE
I WAS HUNGRY FOR MORE.  THE FORCE 12 XR SERIES OF MULTIBAND YAGI ANTENNAS
CAUGHT MY EYE.  ALTHOUGH THE XR MODEL DESIGNATOR HAS BEEN IN THE FORCE 12
LINEUP FOR YEARS, THE CURRENT ANTENNAS HAVE UNDERGONE A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL
AND MECHANICAL REDESIGN.  IN 2013, FORCE 12 WAS ACQUIRED BY THE GROUP THAT
BRINGS US INNOVANTENNAS.  THE NEW DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED BY INNOVANTENNAS,
LTD FOUNDER JUSTIN JOHNSON, G0KSC.  THE LINEUP INCLUDES SEVERAL MODELS
RANGING FROM THE XR3 FOR 20, 15, AND 10 METERS TO THE XR6 FOR 20, 17, 15,
12, 10, AND 6 METERS.  I PICKED THE XR6 BECAUSE I ENJOY OPERATING ON ALL OF
THOSE BANDS.  I WOULD BE ABLE TO MOUNT IT ON MY UTILITY POLE USING THE SAME
BRACKETS, MAST, AND TAILTWISTER ROTATOR I HAD USED FOR THE DESPOLE, AND I
COULD MAKE ROOM TO TURN IT AFTER CLEARING A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE PESKY
TREES TO ACCOMMODATE THE ANTENNAS 19R7 FOOT TURNING RADIUS.  OVERVIEW THE
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