[TowerTalk] C31XR versus SteppIR

[john at kk9a.com]

Joe responded (actually shouted) this statement after I stated the following 
last Friday night when comparing the subject antennas:  "The SteppIR, has no 
element interaction problems because the element lengths are adjustable, 
however the spacing is not adjustable and not optimum",   Since no limits 
were defined, I understood his comment to mean that within the frequency 
range of the SteppIR, the element spacing is irreverent.  If this is 
incorrect, then Joe, W4TV, is actually agreeing with me, that the element 
spacing of the SteppIR is not optimum on all bands.

John KK9A


To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] C31XR versus SteppIR
From: Bill Turner
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 08:31:38 -0700


ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Sun, 13 May 2007 11:18:05 -0400, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:


>ELEMENT SPACING  DOES NOT ENTER INTO EITHER GAIN OR F/B IF THE ELEMENTS ARE
>PROPERLY TUNED FOR THEIR POSITION IN THE ARRAY??

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The statement above was originally posted by W4TV and prefaced by
"within limits".  By removing "within limits" you have made it into an
absolute statement instead of a relative one, something Joe did not
intend.

Bill W6WRT