[TowerTalk] Comparison between SteppIR and Cushcraft LogPeriodic?

[Scott Honaker]

How true.  It took a bit of selling to get a decent tower, however.  The
best pitch was an aerial photograph of the house from the county and a
handmade overlay showing the guy footprint of a 140' tower I was
"considering".  When I instead decided on a 70' tower, there were no issues.
With all else equal, visual impact is worth quite a bit.  It also implies
lower wind loading, simplified construction/installation, etc.  It was
certainly true for the (similar performing) competitors I considered.

It's interesting to see the current 6m specs.  I have an early model SteppIR
that did some funky 180 degree thing on 6m and didn't provide those numbers.
I understand there is an upgrade to change this but I never bothered.  Maybe
I will after all.

73,

Scott N7SS

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Frame [mailto:n6psn at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Comparison between SteppIR and Cushcraft
LogPeriodic?


Antennas are for performance not visual impact!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Honaker" <scotthon at pilchuckvet.com>
To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Comparison between SteppIR and Cushcraft 
LogPeriodic?


> For me the visual impact of the SteppIR is a clear advantage.  I'm 
> looking forward to upgrading my 3 element with the new 30/40m driven.  
> This small antenna size lets me add additional antennas for VHF/UHF on 
> the same mast without overloading.
>
> I did buy the 6m passive element because I enjoy 6m.  Although it does
> work
> on 6m and the passive element clearly helps, it's no great performer.  You
> can clearly take advantage of good 6m openings but if you want serious 6m
> performance, you want a separate 6m antenna.  I'll likely remove the 
> passive
> element when it goes up next time.  I'll have a dedicated 6m Hygain up
> there.
>
> Scott N7SS