[TowerTalk] Fwd: SteppIR QSY Time

[ve4xt@mb.sympatico.ca]

It's a legitimate question, one that could help someone determine which 
product to buy. Twelve seconds for a one-way band change isn't a huge 
issue, sure, but 24 there and back (moving multipliers, etc.) and it does 
become an issue, particularly if you want to try and move a mult and keep 
your CQ frequency.

And you don't need multiple monobanders to feel that.

When I read Dick's question, I just KNEW it would touch a nerve among 
SteppIR faithful.

If it's not an issue for you, enjoy your SteppIR. If it is an issue, then buy 
something else. No need to accuse anybody of 'whine.'

73, kelly
ve4xt




> From: Rick Scott <rickn7hj at gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/08/12 Fri PM 02:57:01 CDT
> To: Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: SteppIR QSY Time
> 
> > Interested to find out if any contesters using the SteppIR 3 element 
find
> > that the QSY time between bands is too objectionable. I found out from
> > SteppIR that from 20 to 15 the time is about 9 seconds and from 20 to 
10 it
> > is 12 seconds. Since this will be my only antenna for those bands it 
appears
> > that QSY in contests is not very swift. Thoughts?
> 
> Honest Truth, 12 seconds to QSY is  a whine not a legit complaint. 
Anyone who
> thinks 12 seconds in a contest will make the diff has issues.  And
> they More than
> likely have 17 Mono banders at dfferent levels pointing 5 different 
directions.
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