[TowerTalk] Re: SteppIR

[john at kk9a.com]

The way I read your comment, is the only competition you have in the pileups 
is from other SteppIR users and everyone with other antennas will be second 
tier.  Is this what you are saying ?

John KK9A


To: <SteppIR at yahoogroups.com>, <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] SteppIR
From: "Carl Smidt" <xveoneov at primus.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:12:09 -0300
List-post: <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>

 What 'bragging'???

 Read my e-mail again, or have someone read it to you.

 You obviously didn't understand its content.

 73,  Carl  VE9OV


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Carl Smidt" <xveoneov at primus.ca>; "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW"
> <w5tfw at arrl.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>; <SteppIR at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 9:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SteppIR
>
>
>> Carl, your bragging doesn't make any sense at all.  For any specific band
>> most monoband antennas will stomp a SteppIR, assuming that the boom
>> length
>> is the same or longer than the SteppIR.  For band hopping convenience, I
>> would agree with you  that the SteppIR antenna is better than most
>> tribanders.  All of this bickering back and forth has become tedious at
>> best.
>>
>> Bob  W6TR
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Carl Smidt" <xveoneov at primus.ca>
>> To: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <w5tfw at arrl.net>;
>> <towertalk at contesting.com>; <SteppIR at yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 7:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SteppIR
>>
>>
>>> Give us a break!!!!!
>>> Think about it!!!!!
>>> How many SteppIR beams have been sold???
>>> How many problem antennas have been identified here????
>>> Mine has been up and working great since June 2002.
>>> If you don't buy one, at least YOU won't be giving me any
>>> competition when trying to work the elusive one  :)
>>>
>>> 73,  Carl   VE9OV