Bob,
> For any specific band most monoband antennas will stomp a SteppIR,
> assuming that the boom length is the same or longer than the SteppIR.
That's complete nonsense unless you are comparing something like a
60 foot boom monobander. YO shows a 1 dB advantage for the 4 element
over the 205CA because the 205CA gives up gain to maintain usable SWR
across the entire band. The N6BV optimized design (BV205) is about .5 dB
below the SteppIR.
It takes a much larger monobander (6 el 60 foot on 20, 6 el 48 foot
on 15 and 7 el 48 foot on 10) to achieve at least 1 dB more gain than
the SteppIR. Sure, one could put up a set of WA3FET (K3LR) OWA antennas
for each band but not on one tower.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Maser
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:50 AM
> To: Carl Smidt; Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW;
> towertalk@contesting.com; SteppIR@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SteppIR
>
>
> Carl, your bragging doesn't make any sense at all. For any
> specific band
> most monoband antennas will stomp a SteppIR, assuming that
> the boom length
> is the same or longer than the SteppIR. For band hopping
> convenience, I
> would agree with you that the SteppIR antenna is better than most
> tribanders. All of this bickering back and forth has become
> tedious at
> best.
>
> Bob W6TR
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