ve4xt@mb.sympatico.ca wrote:
> Cost is certainly a factor. If one is happy with the tradeoffs going with the
> C3 vs. a SteppIR, then why shouldn't they allow themselves to purchase
> the less expensive antenna? For someone for whom price is an issue,
> the comparison of a four-el SteppIR to a tower full of monobanders is
> useless, since they'd never contemplate the multiple monobanders
> anyway.
>
> In a perfect world, we'd all be able to afford IC-7800s. The world isn't
> perfect, it's a blend of tradeoffs.
>
> And remember, NONE of what I've written was ever intended to disparage
> SteppIR or call into question anybody's satisfaction with the antenna.
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
I was simply pointing out the fact that a single 4el SteppIR is the
functional equivalent of a 20-6m Christmas tree of 4 el monobanders. I
slipped over to the M^2 site and priced 4el yagis for 20-6m. $3400
without shipping, almost 2X the price of the similarly performing 4el
SteppIR. Apples to apples.
The only advantage I can see for the fixed element yagis is being able
to place them optimally on the tower for the desired elevation angle.
As was pointed out in another post, the C3E is a 2el/band design,
doesn't do WARC well and should have less gain and FB than the 3el
SteppIR. An Apples to apples comparison price/performance wise would be
the 2el SteppIR.
In my perfect world I'd be living at W8JI's or K4JA's.;-)
73
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