I have a F12 C4-SXL...a great antenna, same weight as a SteppIR, with 2
elements on 40. Ideally I'd have a 2 ele 40 and a SteppIR, but for one
antenna, the C4-SXL does quite a bit, and works well too.
Greg
k0pj/9
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jerry K3BZ
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 6:57 PM
To: Joe Subich, K4IK; kk9a@arrl.net; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Small Yagi Advice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>
To: <kk9a@arrl.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Small Yagi Advice
>
> John,
>
> > BTW, for those who compare the 3el SteppIR to monobanders, for
> > only $700 you can purchase the 10m, 15m, and 20m three element
> > Hy-Gain monobanders and have optimum element spacing, instant
> > band changes and SO2R. You can have instant direction change if
> > you purchase another set : )
>
> Have fun trying to make a stack of three monobanders work on a short
> mast. I can almost guarantee that even the tree element HyGain
> monobanders will not work properly on 10 and 15 meters unless you
> have 16 feet or so of heavy duty mast to spread them out. That
> mast will add another couple hundred dollars to your cost and
> probably a bit of "pucker factor" to the installation.
>
> Every antenna system represents a cost vs. benefit trade off and
> the SteppIR includes many pieces of a complex antenna system
> (six monobanders, large mast, tower mounted antenna switch, etc.).
> It may not be the optimum solution for a contester who wants to
> do SO2R with instant bandswitching but for many "single tower"
> Dxers and space constrained contesters, it may make a lot of sense.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, K4IK
>
>
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