[TowerTalk] Stacked 4 El SteppIR's

[Howard Klein]

ABSOLUTELY. Pretty straight forward especially compared to a tribander.
Howard...K2HK


----Original Message Follows----
From: Robert Shauger <rgshauger at myyellowstone.net>
To: k2hk at arrl.net, kg6i at direcway.com
CC: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stacked 4 El SteppIR's
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:09:24 -0700

Is it possible to do a gain and front to back modeling of the SteppRI
antennas?  Has it been ever been done?

Thanks,
Bob - AI7M


----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Klein" <howk2 at hotmail.com>
To: <kg6i at direcway.com>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:28 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Stacked 4 El SteppIR's


 > Hi John,
 > Right you are.  I am out of town and forgot the exact boom picture. I 
know
I
 > was not very disturbed over the boom specs. I actually got my 2nd 4 el up
 > Sunday but before I had time to tune the pair I had to leave town. I can
 > only say I am extremmely impressed with the top 4 at 75 ft. The lower at
 > 40ft (right now) sounds pretty good also. I need to play with the
separation
 > and tune the individual antennas when I get home to see how the stack 
will
 > work. It's hard to believe that it can only get better. Good <uck to 
John.
 > 73,
 > Howard..K2HK
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > From: John Farber <kg6i at direcway.com>
 > To: k2hk at arrl.net
 > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Re: TowerTalk Digest, Vol 9, Issue 38
 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:22:07 -0700
 >
 >  > Howard and all,
 >  >
 >  > I was just about ready to order a pair of those 4el SteppIR yagis when
I
 >  > read on their web page that the 32ft boom was only 1-3/4 inch 
diameter.
 >  > Yikes!  My KT-34XA has a 32ft x 3in boom and I don't think it could
 > manage
 >  > with less.  Granted, the SteppIR boom has a bit more wall thickness -
but
 >  > wall thickness just can't make up for lack in diameter (if you believe
 > the
 >  > moment formulas in my old college statics textbook).
 >  >
 >  > Howard: After putting two of those beauties up, what do you think of
that
 >  > skinny boom ???
 >  >
 > Just put mine up Sunday. The boom tapers from 2.5 inches down to 1 3/4 in
at
 > the ends onlyl Is fine, Plus uses a truss system. Is a BIG antenna too,
anad
 > heavy, 82 lbs. It seems to play just fine. GL, 73 John
 >
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