[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: SteppIR

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I have been a member of the SteppIR group almost since it was created.  
We only hear about the problems and if we are lucky some of the cures.

Many of the problems are by users not reading the instructions and not 
building it right, not understanding the antenna, coax, connectors etc.

Users cause a great deal of their own problems.  Much of my career 
working with computers and servers many of the problems were the users 
not the hardware, not the server, etc.

What proof do you have to back up your statement?

WD0M, W0LSD and many others have just been lucky.  OK.

How many element tips fell out  or broke off because of fatigue before 
they started adding rope to the elements.  How many KLM 40m Capacitors 
blew up on their beams?  Every antenna can break.

Sorry your SteppIR did not work out for you.

Mike W0MU

On 3/1/2015 4:55 PM, Mike Ryan wrote:
> ** Many of the problems are user created.**
> Absolutely, unequivocally not true. Tell me Mike, where does that stat 
> come from?  With all due respect, you have been LUCKY with yours.  
> '73, -Mike
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> -----Original Message----- From: W0MU Mike Fatchett
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 11:50 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: SteppIR
>
> Not sure what you mean about the SteppIR Yahoo group.
>
> With all groups the discussions focus around problems and getting them
> fixed.  Many of the problems are user created.
>
> My SteppIR has been up since 2008 and it has had no problems.
>
> If you know how to build things to make them last then they do. If you
> rush your build, ignore advice and common sense then sure you probably
> might has some issues.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> On 2/28/2015 5:33 PM, Kevin Stover wrote:
>> If you are a member of the SteppIR Yahoo group you would get the idea.
>> Unless things have changed and questioning the SteppIR way is 
>> verboten over there.
>> Be that as it may I wouldn't own one without a crank-up/tilt-over 
>> tower under it.
>> I think it's a take it down once a year antenna.
>>
>>
>> On 2/28/2015 4:04 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
>>> Several have mentioned potential failure points for the SteppIR 
>>> antennas. I haven't heard about many failures. In fact, I can't 
>>> think of any. There are a fair number in us by now. How often are 
>>> failures encountered?
>>>
>>> Kim N5OP
>>>
>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long 
>>> as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>
>>
>>
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