In a message dated 3/16/2009 5:04:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> In the next couple days or so I will be ordering a 3 element SteppIR yagi
and can't decide whether adding the 30/40 meter option would be worthwhile
or not. Maybe it's a no brainer, but currently on 30 and 40 meters I have two
other antennas, an extended double zepp at about 35 feet and a Butternut HF2V
ground mounted and with 24 radials currently under it. Both of these have
served well for DX so I'm wondering if anyone has any direct experience with a
comparison like this and what they would recommend. Rotating the dipole at 60
feet would be nice, but then I've got the vertical.
Hello?!? The key to success is having at least 2 antennas per band.
And even more is even better. The rule is that ONE of them will outperform
the other(s) at any time. I would encourage you to get the 30/40 feature.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Installer of more SteppIRs than anyone in the world
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