[Towertalk] SteppIR

[L. Dennis Shapiro]

Steve,

I should have been clearer.

The fiberglass pieces are hollow tubes inside of which
are the copper-beryllium elements that are "stepped"
to match the frequencies.

It is these internal elements that I nest--i.e. I use
the "retract" position on the controller to reel in
the elements completely.  It takes a few seconds.  The
fiberglass tubes remain and the antenna looks the same
to the eye.

73,

Dennis

--- K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/1/02 4:35:34 AM Pacific
> Standard Time, w1uf@yahoo.com 
> writes:
> 
> >  When I leave I "nest" the elements as an extra
> safeguard from lightning.
>     
>     Why? They're fiberglass. Seems like a bunch of
> unnecessary work. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
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