Hi Gerry,
I own a T6, and I have friends that own T6's, T8's, and T12's. Tennadyne
LPDA's are excellent antennas. They are built to withstand anything you can
throw at them. The only negative I can think of is an instruction manual
that could be a little bit more clear, but that's a pretty small nit to
pick. I was in the same situation as you a few years ago, looking for
something better (and no doubt bigger) than my Cushcraft MA5B mini-beam. A
friend suggested the T6, and I'm glad I went that route. It covers 5 bands
and even tunes up on 6m. The gain is a little more than the 2el Steppir,
but at half the price. Although the boom is short (12 feet) the longest
element is pretty long (38 ft.) which is a couple feet longer than the
Steppir, as I recall. Although the Steppirs are generally very reliable,
there is the possibility of mechanical/electrical problems down the road.
There's not much to go wrong with Tennadyne's. You will probably get lower
SWR with the Steppir, if that is important to you. The bigger the LPDA the
better your SWR gets. With the T6 my worst SWR is 1.6 or 1.7. I use the
radio's internal tuner when needed; push the button and forgetaboutit.
Chris
KF7P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net>
To: "'r young'" <ryoung158@gmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice pse : Log Periodic versus small Steppir
> I rebuilt a KT-36 twice, never again. Go the Steppir route, but go for a
> three element and get the big improvement in gain and front to back over a
> two element Steppir.
>
> No problems with my 3 element Steppir in 4 years except the known problem
> with the Mission couplings they used for a brief period of time causing
the
> elements to fall off, which Steppir replaced FOC.
>
> No problems like that with any of the new ones that you will purchase now.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of r young
>
>
> I'm thinking of replacing my old KLM KT34a.
>
> I need a somewhat low profile antenna, not too big. Thinking 2 el Steppir
or
> Tennadyne T6.
>
> I'd like opinions of the 2 element Steppir versus the T6 Tennadyne.
Would
> they be similar in performance ?
>
>
> On another note has anyone rebuilt the KT34 with the M2 kit and if so
what
> are the opinions out there?
>
> Tks,
>
> Gerry
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