I think Dick's point is, without a way to adjust the boom length, you can't
really compare it to a monobander....my 3 el Steppir , when on 17m, is as
close to a monoband 17m as you can get, but when on 20, the boom length
really can't compare to a 20m monobander....that being said, there's no way
I'll get rid of my Steppir, unless it's replaced with another one....
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Fatchett W0MU
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:26 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] book Tribander comparison test
No. Triband antennas have multiple elements or sections of the elements
that are not needed on other bands. This is not true with a SteppIR.
When the SteppIR is tuned for 20m it will not work very well on any
other band. It is not a tribander. It is a antennas that can be tuned
from 6m to 20m or beyond on any frequency.
On 2/24/2011 4:57 PM, Dick NY1E wrote:
> " As far as the SteppIR, it's a monobander for all practical purposes."
>
> It would be, if they had motors to vary the distance between the
> elements... otherwise its a tribander (ok 5 bander) with a good swr!
>
> Dick NY1E
> www.ny1e.com
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