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[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

When you can vary the element lengths, fixed spacing issues are not a 
big deal.  Are single band antennas going to beat  it.  Probably.  Even 
in a model single band antenna the sweet spot is one place.  Right?

Mike W0MU

On 6/6/2014 10:20 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
> Seems like the Step is a nice antenna as the element lengths are all 
> correct per band, but how about spacing between elements.  Just 
> doesn't seem that there could be a sweet spot that is perfect for 
> every band.
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> I see now that some are around $6000 for the big ones.  That is a 
> lotta dough for an antenna :-)  73
> Tom W7WHY
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> On 6/6/2014 7:29 AM, Jim W7RY wrote:
>> Agreed!
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>> A StepIR  IS NOT the end all of antennas. Just because you have one 
>> and paid LOTS of money for it doesn't make it the best antenna in 
>> many respects.
>>
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>> 73
>> Jim W7RY
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