Personally I know very very few people who can afford stepir equipment and 
that's why I'll never have one. The only person I know personally with one 
it's because he had a mishap with his tower and when insurance covered it he 
decided not to recover most of the antennas and just go for a stepir and I 
think something else and I can't say for sure if he even still has it. 
Probably not since it's really too much antenna for his use but he may still 
have it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: New Antenna coming!


>I apologize for asking a question about something that must have already
> been covered, but due to a mail server glitch, I have missed some recent
> emails over the past 24 to 36 hours.  I wonder if you gave any 
> consideration
> to one of the SteppIr verticals?  I ask because I have a number of friends
> that have them, and I have spoken with a bunch more that also have them, 
> and
> all seem to be getting good results.  I don't know if available space was
> sufficient for one, but I just thought that I would ask.  I am a huge
> SteppIr fan, having had a 4 element for about 5 years, and the larger DB36
> for 2 years now, and they are the best antennas that I have had in my over
> 50 years of being a ham.
>
> KD7GC
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Albert Sanchez
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 3:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New Antenna coming!
>
> Hi John,
> Thanks. Did you assemble your antenna yourself or did you get sighted
> assistance? I'm thinking I might try it on my own.
> Albert S., WA7FXB
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 6:23 PM
> Subject: Re: New Antenna coming!
>
>
>>I have the 5BTV and 17 meter ad on kit and love it. Good luck with your
>> 6BTV. You will need radials, anything is better than nothing.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 3:54 PM
>> Subject: New Antenna coming!
>>
>>
>>> Hi All
>>> As you may remember I was having SWR problems with my Gap Challenger so 
>>> =
>>> was planning to take it down so as to check it out. Unfortunately before
>>> =
>>> I could get it down under a controlled environment it came down all buy 
>>> =
>>> itself due to some heavy weather over this last weekend. The resulting =
>>> damage was so extensive that it has been dismantled for disposal. That's
>>> =
>>> the bad news! The good news is that I just ordered a DX Engineering 6BTV
>>> =
>>> for 80/40/30/20/15/10 meters. The new antenna should be here sometime =
>>> early next week. Yes, I know, it needs radials so I have a few ideas to 
>>> =
>>> try out in my extremely small patio area.  Also, later on, I can get =
>>> ad-ons for 12/17 and 60 meters.=20
>>>
>>> Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter hahaha!
>>>
>>> Best of 73's,
>>> Albert, WA7FXB
>