[TowerTalk] HFT

[Grant Saviers]

Probably pruning for what sells the most - still a lot of choices. 
Although my 4E no sweeps is a great antenna, and I like it better than 
the DB36.  Ask if you want one not listed.

Grant KZ1W

On 3/17/2021 10:18, Artek Manuals wrote:
> When I looked last Friday you could no longer buy the standard 20-6M 
> products ( 3E, 2E etc) . You now had no choice but to but buy an antenna 
> With the 30/40M sweeps which have been problematic.
> 
> Go here
> https://consumer.steppir.com/product-category/horizontal-antennas/
> 
> Tthen click on "3Element Products" ..You will see they no longer offer 
> the 20-6 3E or under 2element products they no longer offer the 2E
> 
> Dave
> NR1DX
> 
> On 3/17/2021 1:02 PM, Steve Dyer W1SRD via TowerTalk wrote:
>> What evidence do you have for that statement?
>> The web site looks like it has the same products they have for years.
>> Steve
>> W1SRD
>>
>> On 3/17/2021 9:51, Artek Manuals wrote:
>>> Probably one of few things that is keeping S-IR alive ... I know they 
>>> have REDUCED their product offering to hams in last month or two
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> NR1DX
>>>
>>> On 3/17/2021 12:40 PM, Bruce Horn wrote:
>>>> https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/wall-street-tries-shortwave-radio-to-make-highfrequency-trades-across-the-atlantic 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "k7lxc--- via TowerTalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:05:09 AM
>>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] HFT
>>>>
>>>> Howdy, TowerTalkians -
>>>>
>>>> ??? ??? This is a little off topic so feel free to use your delete 
>>>> key.?????? ??? In the last month I've spotted 3 big HF yagi 
>>>> installations mounted on non-ham towers on non-ham properties. One 
>>>> had 3 big yagis, one was a big SteppIR by itself and the other had 2 
>>>> big SteppIRs. All were pointed fixed east (I'm in the Seattle 
>>>> area).?????? ??? Turns out that these are probably used in High 
>>>> Frequency Trading. That is, stock trading where fiber wasn't fast 
>>>> enough and the users have turned to HF to decrease the lag time. I 
>>>> thought it was pretty interesting and I'm curious how much this is 
>>>> being used. And at least they're not in the ham bands - 
>>>> hi.??????Cheers,Steve??? ??? K7LXC
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