[Fourlanders] Fourlanders Digest, Vol 261, Issue 2

[Mike Abbott]

Hey Tom,
That's a real shame about SteppIR. I'm a SteppIR owner myself, so I feel your pain. It's interesting what they're supposedly focusing on – high-frequency trading! Who knew ham radio antennas could be used for that? Maybe this whole thing will encourage more hams to build their own gear – a bit of a silver lining, I suppose.
Best,
Mike

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  1. Re: SteppIR closing operations (Tom McElroy)


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Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 20:54:18 -0400
From: Tom McElroy <tommcelroy.mail at gmail.com>
To: Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net>
Cc: Fourlanders Contest Group <fourlanders at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] SteppIR closing operations
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Thanks for the heads-up, Ron.
I heard a rumor that Steppir is focusing on commercial HF, possible for
things like stock trading with less latency.

They use ALE frequency-agile links so it would make sense that they need a
frequency-agile antenna too.

But it makes no sense that they would want to use our HF bands, what with
vast swaths of the 3-30MHz spectrum being silent most of the time.

73
Tom - W4SDR
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/ham-radio-enthusiasts-vs-high-frequency-traders-a-battle-for-the-airwaves-6d6c5c1f?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAii53Mjs1xWekgQ2pIyvPaNb51MGfViO8O0Rvyj3JpdQ9zzDf3EV_SU62KYogM%3D&gaa_ts=683f9a31&gaa_sig=miozjSSh4lbfg0uLN1SMKNQ3k5ML_WV8FNqNeaBZ25213_tPL96TLqGd1WzyQrvtXoiZi-JqVZ3NTC5e1gR04Q%3D%3D

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On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 12:30?AM Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net> wrote:

> Another big name in Amateur Radio closing its doors?
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> https://consumer.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Announcement-June-1-2025.jpg
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> With the obvious absence of multiple Amateur Radio pillars at 2025
> Hamvention, this is a bit concerning.
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> Ron
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