Forget about SteppIR antennas! Unless you enjoy mandatory and frequent
maintenance, one of these antennas is not for you. I have seen too many suffer
mechanical failure where the fiberglass tubes connect to the element housing
unit.
If you are contemplating a 100 foot plus tower, seriously consider stacking
antennas.
73,
Jim W5QM
On Friday, June 6, 2014 7:21 AM, Bill Parry <bparry@rgv.rr.com> wrote:
I agree with John. We have no idea what the parameter for his tower
installation are. A 100 foot crank over tower is a prodigiously expensive
setup. It is real nice but a guyed tower is fine (particularly if you have
local tower guys who can do the work for you). I went through this process
sometime ago. I decided on a guyed tower and a local tower company put it
up for me. I contracted for the installation so I wouldn't have any
surprises. Tower is still fine. As to the antenna, I really like the
Steppir but I am afraid of them. I wish I could work the WARC bands but I
really like things you can set and forget. The only Steppir that I am
familiar with is one that my friend has and it is on a crank up at 60 feet.
In 7 years he has had to take it down twice for storm related damage. The
last storm destroyed the Steppir and he is going to have to replace it.
Neither storm damaged my C3 and XM240 and they are at 120/130.
I know that Steppir owners are really verbal about how great they are but I
think that all antennas have things that are great and some that aren't. I
bet I have to wait longer inline on the WARC bands than the guys with the
Steppirs! :-)
Bill W5VX
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
john@kk9a.com
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 6:59 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] first post
There are decisions that only the original poster can make. We have no idea
what his budget is or what his goals are regarding the antennas. The
SteppIR and crankup suggestion is very expensive and you will not have the
loudest signal on the band.
A 100'+ crankup tower is $35,000 and a 4el SteppIR is $3,000 and you still
need a rotator, cables and lots of concrete.
John KK9A
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] first post
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:26:08 -0600
>
The archives can be found by going to contesting.com or google archives
towertalk.
Feel free to ask some questions.
I would look at the SteppIR for an antenna that can cover all the bands you
are looking for. You will be limited to one band at a time.
As for a tower. I would try to stick with a crankup. The older I get, not
yet 50, the less desire I have to climb.
Mike W0MU
On 6/5/2014 10:20 PM, Bruce wrote:
i am new to this list, like a few minutes ago. only because i have had a
40 foot crank up tower with a force 12 c4 atop for some 10-15 years. we are
looking for a new house and it will have no deed restrictions. i can put up
whatever my little heart desires. i am looking at a tower of at least 100
feet and would like antennas for 10/15/20 as well as warc 12/17 and 40m
atop. no trapped antennas. had a mosley before the force 12 and it was
amazing what the force 12 heard that the mosley was deaf to. but first the
tower.
not sure how to find previous posts to the list so sorry if this may seem
repetitive to the list. direct replies are fine to keep list traffic down.
73...bruce
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