[TowerTalk] Re: steppir radio interface

[edoc <kd4e@arrl.net>]

> And you then hear something & call it, transmitting into the antenna whilst
> it's tuning.  D'oh!
>
> Kelly later mentions leaving the antenna where it was after a band 
> change, as
> one might only be having a listen.  I do the same, hear some mult in a 
> contest,
> mash the band button & then try to remember not to transmit into the 
> antenna
> until it has stopped tuning.  D'oh!
>
> A PTT lock-out is something that would be nice if it were included in the
> controller & something that would definitely need to be taken into 
> consideration
> for an automagical SteppIR yagi stack controller - I cringe ever time I 
> put just
> 400 watts into those wipers as they slide along... ;^)
>
> For simple band switching, some sort of one-shot driven by a band decoder
> could be used to mimic button pushes on the controller box & based on 
> Kelly's
> report of his experience with the frequency-slaving option, might just 
> have to give
> that a go.  Thanks!
>
> 73, VR2BrettGraham

Why not just stack a Cushcraft D4 or similar 10-14-20-40M dipole above 
or below the Steppir beam for band scanning?

That way there is no problem with listening as the Steppir remains on
freq, or listening as the Steppir retunes once you've decided to 
transmit on a new freq or band?

73, doc kd4e
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