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Re: [TowerTalk] re; STEPPir ANTENNAs

To: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] re; STEPPir ANTENNAs
From: Ron WV4P <wv4ptn@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 20:55:33 -0500
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I am very surprised to learn that multi-band antennas do not work well in
stacks.

Ron, WV4P

On Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:

> He could have used 20m monobanders and saved a ton of
> money......Obviously money was not an issue.  4 80 ft towers as the
> supports.....etc.......And then when it broke you were SOL.
>
> W0MU
>
> On 4/6/2025 7:34 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> > A stack in 2 dimensions like that only works well on one band.
> > It won't be anything great whether SteppIR's or any other tribanders
> > are used.  W6BH tried a stack of KT34's (only vertical stacking)
> > and it didn't work very well, which should have been obvious without
> > building it.  As was said, more cents than sense.
> >
> > 73
> > Rick N6RK
> >
> > On 4/5/2025 9:27 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> >> K9LTN became a silent key in 2009.  It would be interesting to know
> >> if that
> >> system ever worked and what happened to it.
> >>
> >> John KK9A
> >>
> >>
> >> David Gilbert AB7E wrote:
> >>
> >> I wonder what happened to it.  K9LTN is an expired callsign.
> >>
> >> Dave   AB7E
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/5/2025 7:23 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> >>> Imagine this maintenance headache:
> >>> https://www.kkn.net/dayton2006/K9LTN.pdf
> >>>
> >>> John KK9A
> >>
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