Colin, you are absolutely correct here. My friend Stan that begins
construction on his super station in Florida in July, receives emails from
goofballs complaining that he is spending several hundred grand on his ham
station, instead of on something else. They apparently think that their
preference of spending money is more right than his. Stan has told me
several times that he has dreamed of having a super station all of his life,
and now that he is retired and can afford it, he is going to have it. I say
more power to him.
Alan - N7MIT
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:32 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Hex Beams, cheap?
Alan is right.
However, one can make the analogy with cars:
you can own a perfectly serviceable car, maybe a few years old, but runs
well and gets you from point A to B in comfort and without too much
maintenance. You may spend a few thousand on this car as an initial outlay
of money.
Or, you can own a ferari, lamborgini or other high performance sports car
which will do precisely the same as your 4000 dollar car, that is, get you
from point A to B in comfort...
Except, with the family sedan you won't have the bragging rights, or the
sheer power and performance offered by the other high end cars.
The same is true with ham radio.
If you want the super high performance, you pay for it, and if you are
satisfied with the sedan, no problem. They'll both get you on the air and
making contacts...but one will help you make thousands, perhaps hundreds of
thousands of contacts, and the other will be good for a couple hundred a
year. It's perspective and one isn't any more right or wrong than the
other.
Those who can afford it, have the right to have it. Those who can't afford
it must be satisfied with what they can have. Simple.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan R. Downing
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 11:20 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Hex Beams, cheap?
If you get a SteppIr, you will love it. The two SteppIrs that I have owned
have been the best antennas I have had in my 50 plus years of being a ham.
Ham radio is an expensive hobby, all things considered. If your goal is to
have a high performance world class station, it will definitely cost you.
Alan - N7MIT
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Chuck Lester
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Hex Beams, cheap?
Hey gang,
I'm making plans to own a Stepir. This will mean playing bingo, five nights
a week, for the next three years. Multiple cards, each game. (smiles).
Chuck wa8vmo
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From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:09 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Hex Beams, cheap?
> Believe me, $500 to $700 for a yagi is way cheap. Decent monoband yagis
> these days cost well over $4,000, and many are as much as $10,000. The
> SteppIr DB36 and DB42 are cheap when you consider that they cover 80 thru
> 6
> meters in a single yagi. Stan just bought 3 80 meter yagis for his
> Florida
> station that begins construction in July. Each of them cost him $10,000.
> Each of his 4 20 meter yagis cost him $4700, and they gave him a
> multi-antenna discount.
> Cheap is of course relative, but anything under a grand in the grand
> scheme
> of things is dirt cheap.
>
> Alan - N7MIT
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hex Beams, cheap?
>
> I'd like one of those Steppir DB36 beams. They only cost around $5,000.
> Of
>
> course then I'd want a 40 meter tower to put it on.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Duke, K5XU
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 7:46 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hex Beams, cheap?
>
> The ones I have seen range in price from right around $500 to above $700.
>
> In other words, they are priced right up there with the other
> triditional 2 and 3 element tri band yagis.
>
> There hasn't been a cheap Yagi since the Gonthom. Anyone who admits to
> remembering those knows the real meaning of "cheap junk."
>
> --
> Mike Duke, K5XU
>
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