> 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.
The T6 has a higher gain due to a boom that is more than twice
the length of the 2 element SteppIR. The 3 element SteppIR is
a much better "apples to apples" comparison with either the T6
or T8.
> 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.
Reports of metal fatigue at the boom to element joints of the
Tennadyne antenna are quite common.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of EZ Rhino
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:17 AM
> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice pse : Log Periodic versus
> small Steppir
>
>
> 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-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [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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