For main antenna, yes. However, for a secondary antenna for contesting for most guys, tribanders are the way to go. Bill KH7XS/K4XS In a message dated 4/19/2013 10:36:44 A.M. Coordinated Universal Ti
30sqft@50mph isn't a platform that will carry the stacks or mono band arrays some are offering up.... A 3E 40m and a moderate tri-bander like a hygain X14 is abt it. Still lots of fun in a package li
I started out with the 31xr liked it on 20 and 10 but could not get any bandwidth on 15 with help from force12 that they charged me for (driven element and coupling lead(romex) and coil). I ended up
""" Particularly when your buddy with the SteppIR is calling the crane guy to do a repair and you're working the P5. :-)""" LOL!!! How true is that! (Ok... Let the flames begin). Chris KF7P 73 Jim W7
Wayne, Bottom line is no matter what you put up, you're gonna love it, hi. I'd just prefer something that worked on 12 and 17 meters along with 10/15/20. In my situation, I am restricted to 9.6 sq ft
That is a lame argument to single out a SteppIR as the only antenna that can fail..... I called a crane in to lift my 20m monobander of a tower to repair element damage after a storm and place it bac
<<<Have you thought about a tribander with a duo-band 12/17 meter beam stacked above it? >>> That is exactly what I have, on top of a 30 ft tower and I have done extremely well in the Leaderboard on
one more option Force 12 XR-5 interlaced 20.17/15/12/10 on top of the mast. 2 element 40 8 feet below or the 40 on top instead Bob K6UJ On Apr 19, 2013, at 6:53 AM, Dan Schaaf wrote: ________________
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mounted on a single boom. First, all antenna designs are compromises. Next, the windspeed rating for Beaufort County is 100 MPH!!! The only way you'll meet that rating is if you never crank it up. T
Those who own LPs don't talk about calling the crane to remove the antenna after losing elements due to metal fatigue and they don't admit that performance (gain and pattern) is equivalent to a two
Since it is a crankup tower, I would go with the four element SteppIR. The newer spec has fixed most problems associated with element motors. Plus, it should be fairly easy to do repairs with a crank
It did. :) I agree - the Force 12 XR-5 is an excellent antenna. I have a short stack of two of them mounted on my 72 foot crank-up. Works big time ! 73, Jamie WB4YDL oops this meant to go out to the
The odds are strong that any antenna will require some maintenance at some point. The OP did not say whether he has a "crank over" tower. A crank down, crank over tower with an antenna mounted just a
Chet, He was looking at the C19XR not the C31. The C19 has a 19 foot boom! The SkyHawk out performs the C19 hands down.. And much better constructed and less expensive to boot... 73, Ted K2QMF ______
I went through the same ruminations with the 89' crank up I installed and decided the 4 el SteppIR w/o trombones was the way to go. It has a 32' boom which is bit longer than most of the multi-band c
Thanks, Bob. I was going to mention the XR5 as well. It has been an outstanding performer for me at 55 feet on a HDX-555. When I get fed up with the U/VHF SSB stuff they will probably go and get repl
That's because most of us have friends that do ... Dave AB7E Funny part is a lot if these critics never even owned a SteppIR..... _______________________________________________ _____________________
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