After spending all that money for a SteppIr antenna, nobody's gonna call
their kid ugly. I am putting up a 4 element HyGain 204BA on a 34 foot boom.
Can't wait to find me a horse race with a SteppIr!
Bob W6TR
----- Original Message -----
From: <john@kk9a.com>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Cc: <jimjarvis@optonline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] step away from steppir, Son
> This is a ridiculous claim. How can it be noticeably better than a 4el
> 10m
> yagi on a 16' boom or a 3 el 20m yagi (like a Hy-Gain 203BA) on a 16'
> boom?
>
> KK9A
>
>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] step away from steppir, Son
> From: Jim Jarvis <jimjarvis@optonline.net>
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:17:05 -0400
> List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
>
> <snip>
>
> unfortunately, that doesn't say much for the physics of the
> situation. 3 el SteppIR is still noticeably (measurably) better
> than anything else on a 16' boom, in a real A/B comparison.
> Haven't owned a 4 el, so can't speak for that vs. 32' boom
> options. Suspect also true.
>
> N2EA
>
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