Alan,
I hope his safety grounding system is as elaborate as the antennas. they do
get thunder storms there don't they? <GRIN>
Sounds like entirely too much fun.
tom Fowle WA6IVG

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:33:49PM -0700, Alan R. Downing wrote:
> As you all know, I have been working with Stan, KH6CG/W4, to design and
> equip his super station in north west Florida.  Among the antennas that are
> being installed are a dozen SteppIrs in different models.  Currently, and
> for a brief period only, Stan has a DB18E on a 85 foot tower.  By the time
> that you add the rotor and mast, the DB18E is up at about 98 feet.  The next
> tower to go up in about a month, will be a stacked pair of DB42s, the
> largest SteppIr model.  The bottom DB42 will be at 60 feet, and the upper
> one at 120 feet.  After that, there will be a stack of 6 three element
> SteppIrs going up on a 200 foot rotating tower.  Then there will be several
> more SteppIrs, probably DB36es on towers for each of 3 guest bedrooms.  I
> will report back on how reliable this sizable group of SteppIrs turns out to
> be.  We fully expect the yagis to perform well, and without problems.
> However, just in case there are any failures, Stan has purchased spares of
> each model which will be fully assembled and ready to go up in a moment's
> notice.    Stay tuned.
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> Alan - N7MIT
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> Alan R. Downing
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> Phoenix, AZ
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