[CQ-Contest] SteppIR 4 Element Yagi - Analysis and Thoughts

[Grillo's]

Got my QST yesterday.  Full page ad on the 7-30.....wow, I'm drooling!  The 120' tower is Rohn 55.  I wonder if it could handle the 7-30 on top.  I'm planning to double guy with star mount on top.  We get some serious winds up here.

I like the Delta loop idea for 160!  To polarize vertically, where would I feed and what is the impedance?  Beverages are in the works.  Chuck and George (K0RF and W0UA) were successful in 2002 CQWW working northern UA and other prefixes long path on 160 during a 30 minute stretch in the early morning hours.  I was most impressed!

BTW - my first antenna party is this weekend.  Putting up 15/20/40 setup on a 30' pushup fixed to 4-land.  Goal is to do FQP.  Make sure you can find some time to participate 4/24-25.  LN has the countdown clock running....

OJ
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William H. Hein 
  To: 'Grillo's' 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:10 AM
  Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SteppIR 4 Element Yagi - Analysis and Thoughts


  Hello Pete.  Great to hear from you.



  My 4L SteppIRs are separated by about 30-ft, the bottom two are fixed on EU.  I would like to have moved them a little further apart, but the tower I had in place was only 90-ft.



  I haven't seen the 7-30 model.  It doesn't seem to be on the SteppIR Webpage?



  Delta loops hung off towers work fantastic on 160m (fed so that they are vertically polarized).  You'll need a few Beverages or other RX antennas as well.



  Good luck with the new station!



  6m Es is great fun from May thru early Aug every year.  You can work JA and EU on Es from Colorado.



  Stay in touch!



  73,

  Bill NT1Y



  -----Original Message-----
  From: Grillo's [mailto:ah3c at frii.com] 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:44 PM
  To: William H. Hein
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SteppIR 4 Element Yagi - Analysis and Thoughts



  Hi Bill -



  Great to find someone who has them in service.  I just bought 2 of the 4-els.  Am thinking about getting the 7-30 model.  Am thinking of stacking them.  Have you optimized stack separation for 20-10?  If so, what was it?



  I'm returning to the air waves this summer after a 14 year lapse.  Planning to retire soon.  Lots of things have changed since I was so active on KH3.  I hate to think that I will be bored with bands other than 6 & 160 as you are saying on your home page.  However, my new QTH is on top of Buckhorn Mountain (see details from QRZ.COM for long/lat location....it might be a new grid square for you, hi!).



  Can you give me some pointers on good 160M antennas.  I have lots of trees and every direction falls off the top of the hill, with just 30' or so of reasonably flat surface at the top for about 1/4 mile.   I have a 120' tower installation planned and some smaller towers (40-60 feet).



  Will the magic band (6 M) be worth the effort with declining sunspot activity?



  Of course my first goal is to make noise in SS and CQWW tests!



  73,

  Pete

  W0RTT





  ----- Original Message ----- 

  From: "William H. Hein" <Bill at AA6TT.com>

  To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>

  Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:14 PM

  Subject: [CQ-Contest] SteppIR 4 Element Yagi - Analysis and Thoughts



  > My 3 4L SteppIRs made it through this past northern New England winter
  > without any problem.  Had a Force 12 Yagi fail, but the SteppIRs proved
  > durable.
  > 
  > 73,
  > Bill NT1Y
  > Topsham VT
  > 
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