I have been a member of the SteppIR group almost since it was created.
We only hear about the problems and if we are lucky some of the cures.
Many of the problems are by users not reading the instructions and not
building it right, not understanding the antenna, coax, connectors etc.
Users cause a great deal of their own problems. Much of my career
working with computers and servers many of the problems were the users
not the hardware, not the server, etc.
What proof do you have to back up your statement?
WD0M, W0LSD and many others have just been lucky. OK.
How many element tips fell out or broke off because of fatigue before
they started adding rope to the elements. How many KLM 40m Capacitors
blew up on their beams? Every antenna can break.
Sorry your SteppIR did not work out for you.
Mike W0MU
On 3/1/2015 4:55 PM, Mike Ryan wrote:
** Many of the problems are user created.**
Absolutely, unequivocally not true. Tell me Mike, where does that stat
come from? With all due respect, you have been LUCKY with yours.
'73, -Mike
-----Original Message----- From: W0MU Mike Fatchett
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 11:50 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: SteppIR
Not sure what you mean about the SteppIR Yahoo group.
With all groups the discussions focus around problems and getting them
fixed. Many of the problems are user created.
My SteppIR has been up since 2008 and it has had no problems.
If you know how to build things to make them last then they do. If you
rush your build, ignore advice and common sense then sure you probably
might has some issues.
Mike W0MU
On 2/28/2015 5:33 PM, Kevin Stover wrote:
If you are a member of the SteppIR Yahoo group you would get the idea.
Unless things have changed and questioning the SteppIR way is
verboten over there.
Be that as it may I wouldn't own one without a crank-up/tilt-over
tower under it.
I think it's a take it down once a year antenna.
On 2/28/2015 4:04 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
Several have mentioned potential failure points for the SteppIR
antennas. I haven't heard about many failures. In fact, I can't
think of any. There are a fair number in us by now. How often are
failures encountered?
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long
as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
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