Hi Rich,

I have some friends here, Gary and Marlaina Lieberg, who bought one of those
verticals.  It was quite easy for them to assemble and a few of us went over
there to help set it up.  It seemed to work pretty well for them.

In terms of radials on a rooftop installation, you could easily use multi
conductor wire, say four or five conductor, and then trim each wire of a
specific set for a different length.  That way, you could have four
different radials laid out each of which might have a 33 foot section, a 23
foot section, a 16 foot section, etc.

Take care and good luck.  Very 73.


Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX
Navy Marine Corps MARS:  NNN0SHS




-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Fiorello
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 11:21
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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