[TowerTalk] SteppIR vs. th7 stack

[Michael Ryan]

Bill, I know we will be hearing about and HEARING your 3 stack setup for a
long time.  Next time I drive by there on vacation again out there, I will
stop by.  And about the side mounts, when I was in Virginia a few years
back, I stacked 4 over 4 over 4 of HyGain 204Bas ( extended booms ) on a
160ft Rohn 45.  I was using Ham IVs on the two side mounted mid and lower
antennas. They were the side mounts from IIX Industries. He is STILL in
business ( look for his web site )and makes a nice mount if someone needs
them and doesn't have the time or means to make them. Like you said they
will do about 300degress of rotation which is adequate.  I wish I had the
space and PLACE for that tower here in Palmetto !  See ya Bill and congrats
on the contest score !  - Mike, K4CVL

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From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
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Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 4:14 PM
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SteppIR vs. th7 stack

In a message dated 3/7/2008 5:35:18 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
jimjarvis at optonline.net writes:

You dont  say what the heights are for the stack.   My inclination   
would be to
replace the upper th7 with the 4 el steppir, keeping the  tic ring for  
the lower
unit.
 
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I presently have a three high stack of KT36XAs and use the WX0B Stackmatch  
with excellent results.  For rotation no need to fool with a Tic ring and  
spend big bucks. Lots of guys roll their own sidemounts with or without
swing 
arms for less than 100 bucks in parts and using a decent sized rotor  
(Tailtwister for mine).
 
At my old place I had homebrew swing arms for all mounted antennas.   They 
work fine and if set up right, can do 300+ degrees.
 
Bill K4XS/KH7XS








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