December 6th 06, 05:11 PM
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First recorded activity by RadioBanter: Sep 2006
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A cheapy all band antenna
Why are you being so abusive?
Yuri Blanarovich wrote:
Art displays his "out of the box genius" again.
Describing his "cheap" version of StepIR antenna is like comparing
wheelbarrow to Mack truck.
Sure is cheaper and "simpler" and you can transport one brick with both, but
when it comes to loading serious load, the difference is obvious even to
bl?*&% idiot. :-)
Can you get that or is too complicated that it would need explanation with
polarized bubbles?
bada BUm
"art" wrote in message
oups.com...
Don't really need a control box, apply the frequency as you turn the
motor and stop when the SWR meter takes a dive. YThink positive
wrote:
I always looked at the SteppIR's and thought they were pretty much
exactly worth the money.
By the time you worked up your own SteppIR-like control system and
actually got the sliding contacts to work in a low loss, reliable
fashion, you'd easily be up to the price of those antennas.
Dan
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