[TowerTalk] MonstIR vs Monobander

[David Gilbert]

I've never owned a SteppIR and don't have any particular affinity for 
them, but there must be something else going on here.  Even a compromise 
antenna, or a stack of them, shouldn't be down 2 to 3 S units from a 
stack of typical monobanders.  Maybe the stacking heights were different 
enough to yield different notches in the patterns or something, but two 
stacked dipoles shouldn't be a dozen db or more different from similarly 
spaced, stacked, and fed monobanders over a path like 6Y to USA.

Dave  AB7E


Bob Maser wrote:
> I would think that the difference would be similar for single monobanders on 
> each band vs. Steppir's.
> Let's face it, the Steppir is a compromise antenna.
>
> Bob W6TR
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "K6BR" <noddy1211 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <john at kk9a.com>; <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] MonstIR vs Monobander
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>> As one would expect as mono bander's are optimized for boom length
>> element spacing and Steppir's are a compromise for element spacing on
>> the boom.
>>
>> But, then again Steppir's have many other advantages over mono banders
>> for the guys who can't stack mono banders:)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> I was just reading the 3830 results from last weekend's contest and I
>> saw an
>> interesting comment by 6Y1V / KY1V.
>> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/3830/2007-03/msg00551.html
>> The
>> 6Y1V station has stacked SteppIR MonstIR antennas and on a separate
>> tower
>> stacked monobanders for 10m, 15m and 20m.  The monobanders were 2 to 3 S
>>
>> units stronger than the SteppIRs.
>>
>> 73,
>> John KK9A
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