I've not had any hands-on experience, but I can say the following from 
discussion with the company vice-president and talking with other owners:

There are buttons for each band.  And, if you have a cable that you can hook up 
to a compatible rig, the SteppIR will follow the rig's frequency.

As of now, there is no way for us to optimize the settings of the SteppIR as a 
sighted person can; by optimization, you can make minor length adjustments to 
maximize forward gain, for example, at the expense of some slightly degreded 
side lobe performance.  You also probably won't know, except by turning the 
rotor, if you accidentally do the 180-degree switcheruni.

Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:21 PM
Subject: steppir


Hi folks;
I'm still wondering if anyone has had any hands on experience with the
steppir verticals?  I'm not certain if the tuning is totally automatic other
than a band switch or if it requires you to watch your swr indicator for
minimum swr.
Richard