[TowerTalk] 2 element 40m steppir yagi

[Wally Klinger]

Hi Al,

If it were offered by StepIR, I would buy it immediately.  It is just what I 
am looking for.  I would probably buy the 4 element IR beam, put it 
underneath it.  Then I would sandwich a 6 meter beam between the two 
antennas.  I currently have a C31XR at 73" a 40 meter rotary dipole at 78' 
and a A3WS at 84'.

Don't get me wrong, the C31 is wonderful........ The finest tribander that I 
have ever used in 31 years of ham radio.  Force 12 is one awesome company 
and product!  I have frequntly told Tom that I owe my DXCC (closing in on 
honor roll) to him! :)

The EF140 is an excellent product.  I am closing in on 130 DXCC countries on 
40 CW, and I didn't work all that hard at it.  With my new 30 meter inverted 
Vee, (2 weeks new) I have worked 25 countries thus far.

The A3 has served me well too. In the 150-175 range each on 12/17.

I have nothing on 6 as of now.  I suspect that I missed the boat this 
sunspot cycle (?)

The proposed configuration would give me gain on 40/30........ and the 
ability to cover the CONUS (within reason) for my 20 meter nets that I am 
fond of.  Also the contesting element allures me.

The 4 element IR would give me gain on 20 meters (4 active elements as 
opposed to 3 with the C31). It will be on a par with the 15 meter 
performance of the C31, and I would lose a bit on 10, where I have the most 
worked/confirmed already.  The slight loss in gain won't be missed too much 
so long as we have propagation.  It would improve my gain on 12/17.

Then there is 6 meters.

73--Wally W9BEA


>
>I thank those that responded to my suggestion of a possible 80 meter
>steppir.  The difficulties that  loaded (linear or coil) elements would
>result never occurred to me.  Perhaps that was because Force12 used to
>have a shortened element 80/40 meter yagi using linear loaded
>wires in there catalog.
>

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