How true. It took a bit of selling to get a decent tower, however. The
best pitch was an aerial photograph of the house from the county and a
handmade overlay showing the guy footprint of a 140' tower I was
"considering". When I instead decided on a 70' tower, there were no issues.
With all else equal, visual impact is worth quite a bit. It also implies
lower wind loading, simplified construction/installation, etc. It was
certainly true for the (similar performing) competitors I considered.
It's interesting to see the current 6m specs. I have an early model SteppIR
that did some funky 180 degree thing on 6m and didn't provide those numbers.
I understand there is an upgrade to change this but I never bothered. Maybe
I will after all.
73,
Scott N7SS
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Frame [mailto:n6psn@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:33 PM
To: n7ss@arrl.net; TOWERTALK@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Comparison between SteppIR and Cushcraft
LogPeriodic?
Antennas are for performance not visual impact!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Honaker" <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Comparison between SteppIR and Cushcraft
LogPeriodic?
> For me the visual impact of the SteppIR is a clear advantage. I'm
> looking forward to upgrading my 3 element with the new 30/40m driven.
> This small antenna size lets me add additional antennas for VHF/UHF on
> the same mast without overloading.
>
> I did buy the 6m passive element because I enjoy 6m. Although it does
> work
> on 6m and the passive element clearly helps, it's no great performer. You
> can clearly take advantage of good 6m openings but if you want serious 6m
> performance, you want a separate 6m antenna. I'll likely remove the
> passive
> element when it goes up next time. I'll have a dedicated 6m Hygain up
> there.
>
> Scott N7SS
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