[Mldxcc] Tri-Bander

[K6ST Barry Bettman]

Hi robert.  following up from rick n6xi email  i bought his 3 element
steppir.  worked great then downsized my qth and no longer have qth for
beam.  interested in selling .. Contact me offline  barry  k6st at arrl.net
On Dec 22, 2012 9:42 AM, "Rick Tavan N6XI" <rtavan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's my take on the SteppIR: I had an early 3el 20-6 including 17 and 12.
> It worked well, drooped under ice loading but bounced back in the sunshine.
> No problems. I replaced it with a 4el - twice the boom length. That one was
> significantly better - more gain, more pattern, lower noise. I can tune it
> to different places in the bands. After a few years, the rubber couplings
> that hold the fiberglass tubes to the motor housings degraded to the point
> that one tube fell off. It was pretty easy to replace on my crank-up,
> tilt-over tower and SteppIR provided replacement couplings for all elements
> under the (by then expired) warranty. They had switched to a different
> rubber that survives longer. I love this antenna but it is certainly more
> maintenance-prone than a C31. Also, you can't use it on multiple bands
> simultaneously like you can with a conventional tribander and triplexer.
>
> /Rick
>
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Robert Hess <w1rh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Doc,
> >
> > For what it's worth, I have a Mosley Pro-67B I may be selling.  This is a
> > compromise antenna.  Covers 10/12/15/17/20/40.  11 elements total.  2
> > elements on 40.  24 foot boom.  One of the guys in our club has one and
> > swears by it.  I have not had this antenna in the air, but I did hoist it
> > about 15 up the tower for a test and it checked out OK.  W6BO used one in
> > at a contest station in ZF and said it performed well.
> >
> > If you want a serious contesting antenna, however, I'd take the C31XR
> > myself.  I have the little sister, a C19XR that has performed really well
> > for me.  The down side of these antennas is that they are only
> tribanders,
> > and do not work on the WARC bands.  But, you're asking for a
> tribander.....
> >
> > I know many with SteppIr's, and they swear by them.  Some who have had
> > them up for awhile are now running into mechanical problems, however.
> >
> > I still think the TH-6 I had years ago was one fine antenna.  You can
> find
> > these, or a TH-7, for $150-$300 or so.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Doc Dashiell <placerdoc at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: MLDXCC <mldxcc at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:21 PM
> > Subject: [Mldxcc] Tri-Bander
> >
> > A question for the group.
> >
> > I would like recommendations for a tri-bander..
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > doc
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