Hi;
Refresh my memory but exactly how tall is this monster and is it self
supporting?  How difficult is it to use the control box.  Have you connected
it directly to your radio?  All verticals will be noisy and I didn't think
it was drastically more expensive than some although I may have bad price
info.  Their web site suggests that there will be an 80 meter add on
available but there weren't any specifics.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "RICHARD SCOTT" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: antenna questions


> Hello,
>
>   I have the Big Step I R verticle and use the controller that goes with
> it.  I have it mounted in the center of my 2 car carport which is steel.
> It
> works very well, without the radials but it is very noiesy, which goes
> along
> with being a verticle.  Truthfully, I think it is too costly for what you
> get from it.
>
> Richard Scott  K F 5 U B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 1:21 PM
> Subject: antenna questions
>
>
>> Hi everyone;
>> I realize its 15 degrees here but I was looking through e ham and came
>> across the stepir vertical.  There apparently is a control box that
>> changes
>> the length to fit the frequency.  I wonder if anyone here has played with
>> one of these and knows how usable it is?  I am still a bit vague as to
>> how
>> you would realistically get two or three resonant radials for each band
>> when
>> using a roof mounted system?
>> Rich
>>