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Lawrence Gray

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Jun 28, 2021, 11:15:05 AM6/28/21
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An opportunity to pickup a free HF beam:

From: "k1...@aol.com via groups.io" <K1ZM=aol...@groups.io>
Date: June 27, 2021 at 3:25:48 PM EDT
To: yc...@groups.io
Subject: [yccc] X9 Cushcraft Tribander FREE TO A GOOD HOME
Reply-To: K1...@aol.com

I am downsizing a bit here on the CAPE and I no longer plan on using this X9 tribander.
It is on the GROUND but STILL FULLY assembled having trammed it down yesterday.
It has a few broken things but I have REPLACEMENT parts to repair what is needed.
It covers 20/15/10 and is also usable on 17m as well.
IMPORTANT:  IMPORTANT!!!
HERE'S THE DEAL:
1) IT IS INDEED FREE2) U PICKUP AND BREAKDOWN INTO TRANSPORTABLE SIZES (IT HAS BEEN UP AWHILE IN A SALT AIR ENVIRONMENT SO I AM NOT AT ALL SURE THE TELESCOPING SECTIONS WILL COME APART EASILY IF AT ALL - IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CUT IT APART AND MARK IT FOR REASSEMBLY WHEN AT YOUR HOME.3) BOOM IS 24 FEET LONG - 9 ELEMENTS - LONGEST ELEMENT IS THE 20M REFLECTOR AT ABOUT 38 FEET LONG4) MINOR REPAIRS NEEDED BUT AGAIN I HAVE WHAT IS NEEDED TO RESTORE THE ANTENNA TO NORMAL
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THIS IS SITTING IN MY FRONT YARD AND I GOTTA GET IT OUT OF HERE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BY THE MONDAY AFTER THIS COMING ONE BECAUSE THE LAWNMOWER GUY WILL BE COMING TO CUT THE GRASS - SO IT NEEDS TO BE OUTTA HERE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEKEND - IF IT IS STILL HERE THEN, I WILL CUT IT UP AND TAKE IT TO THE DUMP AS SCRAP..  CAVEAT EMPTOR!
I DO HOPE SOME ENERGETIC SOUL CAN USE THIS THING - IT IS A GOOD ANTENNA WITH RESPECTABLE PERFORMANCE.
73 JEFF K1...@aol.com
PICKUP IS IN SOUTH ORLEANS ON CAPE COD 
THANKS FOR READING AND THE BANDWIDTH
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