[TowerTalk] Holy SteppIR!

[Michael Tope]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "StellarCAT" <RXDesign at ssvecnet.com>
To: "tower" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 10:41 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Holy SteppIR!


> agreed... no disrespect to this guy but this is WAY too high (if 
> the top is at 220' as the cover page shows). Had he placed it so 
> the bottom antenna was at say 45 - 55' then it would have been a 
> killer array... but as is it will not perform up to its 
> potential a good share of the time. Radiation angle is the key - 
> not gain (although having both works extremely well). When the 
> angle is right however nothing should beat it for the most part.
> 
> g.
> 3 stack C31XR's at 121/81/41 where most of the time the three 
> stack is better to noticeably better than any single antenna
> 

This will be a good antenna for catching marginal very low-angle 
openings. In that area, this thing will rip. Okay for a DXer, but 
probably not so good for contesting. In any case, it would be fun to 
play with :)

Mike, W4EF.......................