I think the design behind the SteppIR is great also. I would order one EXCEPT
it's elements are 36 ft long. Fine if you have a nice piece of land of a
couple of acres or so but it's a
little large for my 100 X 80 ft suburb lot. Now, if I could just get rid of
this house on this lot I'm living in, no I don't think that's an option.
73
Bernard wrote:
> Bill:
>
> I went through the same sort of scenario several months ago. I
> reviewed the specifications and data from all the major manufacturers of
> 20-10 M beams. Overall flexibility and performance were my major factors
> with cost being secondary. For me, there was a CLEAR choice and that was
> the 3 element SteppIR.
>
> There is, however, one issue that may be a problem for you. That is
> delivery. I ordered mine on March 1st. When I checked their delivery
> schedule, earlier this week, I was told it would be another couple of weeks.
> It looks like they are selling everything that they can build. If you can
> wait, I definitely would suggest the SteppIR.
>
> 73
>
> Bernard, WA4OEJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo@cybermesa.net>
> To: "_Mailing List Tower-Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:06 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] HF beam antenna decision
>
> > I'm making a stab at starting a new thread here, as decision-time is
> coming
> > up for me. I'm erecting a TX-455 crank-up upon which I plan to mount an
> > as-yet unpurchased HF beam, with my existing 5-el 6M yagi 8-10 ft above
> it.
> > I haven't yet decided on the HF beam. My criteria are: 1) compact
> profile,
> > in the ballpark of 18-22 ft boom; 2) reasonable performance on the 12-
> and
> > 17-meter bands in addition to 10, 15, 20; 3) light-weight but
> mechanically
> > robust (I live in a windy area). 4) I plan to feed it with 9913F coax
> (good
> > stuff), and I have a good tuner, so extreme broad-bandedness isn't a top
> > priority.
> >
> > I'm leaning toward a Force12 C3E, but am willing to consider any other
> > alternatives recommended. What do y'all think?
> >
> > Bill / W5WVO
> > Albuquerque, NM
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