[TowerTalk] SteppIR Rubber Boots

[Charles Gerarden]

I have 2 - 3 el steppir yagis. Boots lasted about 2-3 years. They all 
ripped when taking the antenna down for a new qth. For the past 2 moves 
I simply inserted the elements into the EHU, wrapped 3 layers of Scotch 
33 Plus around the elements  as close to EHU body as possible. Then put 
on 2 layers of the Steppir Silicone tape over that. Works much better 
than boot. Didn't Steppir originally attach elements using this method? 
Boots are a joke. The only really reliable products Steppir made were 
the original 2-3 element beams and verts. Everything else has been an 
engineering nightmare. When I first saw the new "Trombone" beams at 
Dayton over two years ago, I could not stop laughing. It was like 
watching spaghetti being used as a wind vane. This was in just a mild 
wind. The MonstIR and the trombone beams have been a poorly received 
product. Don't even ask me what I thought about the SPE SS 1K-FA amp I 
bought a few years ago.

Chuck, W0DLE