[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: SteppIR

[Ian White]

>
>DXCC is MUCH MUCH easier on 6M from EU and around the Atlantic basin
>than it is from W6. I'm pretty active on 6M, my SteppIR is my 6M
>antenna, and I'm thrilled to have 15 countries, 45 US states, 7 VE
>provinces, and 321 grids confirmed in six seasons. And that's with 500
>watts.
>
>73, Jim K9YC

Granted that 50-60 countries are an easy chip shot from anywhere in
Europe, but the remaining countries require reaching out much further.
>From here, the almost impossible challenge on 6m would be WAS.


73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-----Original Message-----
>From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>Jim Brown
>Sent: 01 March 2015 17:32
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: SteppIR
>
>On Sun,3/1/2015 2:40 AM, Ian White wrote:
>> in its short lifetime this modified antenna
>> has already worked 100 countries on 6m (with no help from F2) and a
few
>> moonbounce QSOs as well.
>
>I'm pretty happy with my SteppIR on 6M, and based on land and
>topographic constraints, it would be extremely expensive for me to do
>anything better. I've considered, for example, one of the very nice M2
>or Innovantenna Yagis, but I have no place to put it.
>
>DXCC is MUCH MUCH easier on 6M from EU and around the Atlantic basin
>than it is from W6. I'm pretty active on 6M, my SteppIR is my 6M
>antenna, and I'm thrilled to have 15 countries, 45 US states, 7 VE
>provinces, and 321 grids confirmed in six seasons. And that's with 500
>watts.
>
>73, Jim K9YC
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