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1. Re: [TowerTalk] M2 "Skip Log" vs. SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: "Jason Creager" <jason@creager.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:00:22 -0800
So, is there still any advantage to buying this $1,400 M2 antenna instead of spending a little more or a little less for a SteppIR 4 or 3 element beam? It sure looks like the M2 is much more complica
/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00352.html (7,789 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] M2 "Skip Log" vs. SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: Larry Phipps <larry@telepostinc.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:03:19 -0500
Only a couple that I can think of... You don't have to wait for it to tune There are no electronics. The disadvantages are... Weight Gain F/B Ease of assembly and erection Survivability in storms Har
/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00353.html (9,374 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] M2 "Skip Log" vs. SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: <donovanf@starpower.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:17:02 -0500
Jason, The Steppir has changed the paradigm for tri-band and five band Yagis. Either the 3 or the 4 element SteppIr have significantly better gain and f/b than any log periodic, including very large
/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00354.html (7,782 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] M2 "Skip Log" vs. SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: Peter Chadwick <g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:13:18 +0100 (CET)
A downside to the Steppir over a log periodic if you happen to be the military is that it won't allow wide band systems or frequency hopping. If you don't need that facility, it must offer pretty goo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00356.html (8,184 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] M2 "Skip Log" vs. SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Eisinger" <eisinger@velocitus.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:41:27 -0700
Again, one of the reasons I went with the M2 was because of the 40m coverage. If I were doing it today, I would most likely throw the Steppir Monster antenna into the mix for evaluation. It is was mo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00359.html (9,252 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] M2 "Skip Log" vs. SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:00:29 -0600
small tribander do so primarily to reduce cost. I agree with this assessment. Next year a group of us are going to Malta for a week of fun. We debated whether to take an existing tri-bander or obtai
/archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00362.html (9,297 bytes)


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