I have a good crane and rigging guy.
There are others who use a tram or tilt over.
73
Ria, N2RJ
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:14 PM Neal Campbell <nealk3nc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ria
> How did you get that antenna up there? When you do maintenance, do you
> have a crane, crew or all of the above?
>
> DB42 is one heck of an antenna! I remember the video they posted (I think
> from Visalia) when they announced it and it looked as big as a football
> field to my simple 4 ele steppir eyes.
>
> I can honestly say that my 4 element steppir has been the most reliable
> antenna I have ever owned, including wires.
>
> 73
>
>
> Neal Campbell
> Abroham Neal LLC
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Ria Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It has 5 elements, a relay switching network and passive fixed elements
>> for 6m.
>>
>> Ria, N2RJ
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Mike Ricketts <mike.nd9g@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I think the DB42 has 5 adjustable elements (3 loop and 2 straight). I
>> > believe there are also a few smaller fixed elements in between.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Mike ND9G
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:10 AM, john@kk9a.com <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Gain is a function of boom length however you need enough parasitic
>> >> elements for the Yagi to work. The MonstIR DB42 has a boom length of
>> 42.5
>> >> feet with four loop elements and two straight elements. This is the
>> only
>> >> MonstIR that I see on the SteppIR site so I am guessing that this is
>> the
>> >> antenna you are referring to. Are only the loop elements motorized? 4
>> >> elements on a 42.5 foot boom seem to be pretty big spacing for 20m and
>> >> higher. For example my homebrew 4el 20m OWA beam is pretty wide spaced
>> >> and it only has a 32 foot boom.
>> >>
>> >> John KK9A
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> To: cq-contest@contesting.com, k9yc@arrl.net
>> >> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] TH7 Replacement
>> >> From: Ria Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
>> >> Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 21:04:05 +0000
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I have had a SteppIR (MonstIR, the big one like what they had at 6Y1V).
>> >>
>> >> Instead I will just enjoy beating them in the
>> >> pileups since the 4 elements perform like 5.
>> >> 73
>> >> Ria, N2RJ
>> >>
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