[TowerTalk] Stacked 4 El SteppIR's

[Robert Shauger]

Has anybody actually done a modeling profile of the SteppIR yagi antennas?
It might be a eye opener to see the modeling results.

Bob - AI7M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Klein" <howk2 at hotmail.com>
To: <rgshauger at myyellowstone.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stacked 4 El SteppIR's


> 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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