[R-390] High end antenna systems

[Richard W. Solomon]

Can you get fries with that antenna !!!

73, Dick, W1KSZ

ps: Looks interesting, I shall pursue it further. At least no "Boots" that let
elements fall off !!

-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net>
>Sent: Aug 27, 2009 11:47 AM
>To: Cecil Acuff <chacuff at cableone.net>
>Cc: lester at veenstras.com, r-390 at mailman.qth.net, 'Tisha Hayes' <tisha.hayes at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [R-390] High end antenna systems
>
>Cecil Acuff wrote:
>> While the stepIR is a decent antenna..it's weak spot is that its element 
>> spacing is only optimum at one frequency in its range.  Its performance 
>> could be enhanced if it's element spacing were adjustable in a similar way 
>> as its dipole lengths.
>That bugged me a bit before I bought mine, but the performance has been 
>so fantastic I've never been given reason to ponder what might have been 
>improved.   My buddy in Hawaii says that only the large stacked arrays 
>produce a more consistent signal from the mainland, 3 and 4 element 
>SteppIRs are among the first signals heard as the band opens and last 
>ones as it closes.
>
>The newest "high end" alternative - the MacTenna "Simple Beam" - is 
>promoted as a " wide spaced 50 Ohm design":
>
>http://www.mactenna.net/simpleBeam.htm
>
>The manufacturer provides a direct link to their patent and a QST 
>article from last year that explains the theory of operation in 
>sufficient detail and schematics are available in the online manuals.   
>At $1100 (including controller) this antenna is going to get some 
>attention, and it will be interesting to see how it performs in actual 
>operation.
>
>73, Bob W9RAN
>
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