Or... You can put up a wire antenna in the interim and have 2 antennas when
the steppIR comes in.
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Richards <jruing@ameritech.net> wrote:
> Good story, Bob.
>
> What if we changed the question, and added a 43 foot alum antenna
> like DX-Engineering and Force-12 sell? How would you predict it
> would compare to the other two (i.e., SteppIR vert and Hustler 5BTV) ??
>
> I figure it would be a beast to tune, maybe not radiate as efficiently as
> a tuned trap (certainly not as well as the tuned SteppIR) - but would
> give me 160 - 10 M coverage the others could not.
>
> Dumb idea? Or better to get a different, shorter antenna for like 40-10M
> and use something else for 80/160?
>
> THANKS for the uptake. Sounds like the SteppIR vert might be worth
> the wait.
>
> ==================== James - K8JHR ===================
>
>
> Bob Bogash wrote:
> >
> > I have a Steppir small vertical and a Hustler 4-BTV. I think they are
> > both good antennas.
>
> put the Steppir on the roof again where
> > the Hustler had been struggling.
>
> > In this configuration, this is a VERY good antenna for me.
>
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