Antennas

• 3-element SteppIR Installation October 2010
• 3-element SteppIR Installation December 2012
• 2-element SteppIR October 2012
  • 2-element SWR Graphs October 2012
• 3-element SteppIR Troubleshooting High SWR November 2015
• 3-element SteppIR EHU Refit November 2015
• 3-element SteppIR Troubleshooting High SWR March 2016
• Cushcraft D3W Installation March 2016
• 3-element SteppIR Paint Job October 2017
• 3-element SteppIR Spool Shaft Replacement January 2018
• 2-element SteppIR failure February 2018
• 3-element SteppIR refurbishment Feb-May 2018
  • Boom Reconstruction
  • Fiberglass Poles
  • DRV EHU Rebuild
  • REF EHU Rebuild
  • DIR EHU Rebuild
  • Reassembly
  • Pre-Installation
  • Installation Page 1
  • Installation Page 2
  • Final Testing
• 3-element SteppIR yagi default length values
• 3-element SteppIR failure November 2020
• Cushcraft D40 repair December 2020

May 4, 2018

December 30, 2012

Amateur Radio Station AA5AU one week before the 2013 ARRL RTTY Roundup

December 16, 2012

Today I installed the new 3-element SteppIR yagi on a rebuilt 45′ tower. This antenna installation was the easiest yagi installation I ever had. For details, click here.

Brand new 3-element SteppIR yagi installed on a rebuilt 45′ tower on December 16, 2012. Installation details here.

October 20, 2012

I removed the KT34 from the smaller tower and installed a 2 element SteppIR from parts taken from the damaged 3 element SteppIR. Pictures, details and antenna graphs here.

2-element SteppIR yagi with 72″ separation built with parts from Isaac-damaged 3-element antenna. Pixel loop receiving antenna on top.