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UrbanBeam Yagi Instruction Manual
Manual REV 2.2
April 4th, 2024
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13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005
WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM
TEL: (425)-453-1910

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  • Page 1 UrbanBeam Yagi Instruction Manual Manual REV 2.2 April 4th, 2024 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 2 Improper specification of an antenna or rotator to a tower can result in product failure, injury or death. SteppIR is not an expert on tower or rotator sizing and for this reason will never offer any recommendation – this specification process is meant for industry professionals such as a structural engineer, tower manufacturer or rotator manufac- turer.
  • Page 3 Pascal Villeneuve, Urban Beam, and the three links will ap- pear. Special thanks to Pascal Villeneuve VA2PV for the time he spent making these incredible 4K HD Videos! 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Parts Checklist 10-13 Stainless Steel Fastener Information Antenna Direction Configuration Antenna Overview and Diagram Section 1: UrbanBeam Yagi Boom Assembly 17-18 Section 2: Connecting the Mast Plate to the Boom 19-20 Section 3: Control Cable, Connector Junction Box, and EHU Wiring...

  • Page 5: Steppir - Why Compromise

    SteppIR to be a commercially feasible product. The current and future SteppIR products should produce the most potent single tower antenna systems ever seen in Amateur Radio! We thank you for using our SteppIR antenna for your ham radio endeavors.

  • Page 6: Preamble By Jim Streible

    3. Do a complete inventory of every part, nut and bolt. Yes it takes time, but it also allows you to notify SteppIR if anything is missing and allow time to get it to you before you start assembly of the anten- na.
  • Page 7 Be careful to avoid making contact with power lines or other potential hazards when construct- ing, moving and installing the antenna, as you could be seriously injured or even killed if a metal object comes in contact with high voltage. 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 8: Steppir Design

    Al- so, since the SteppIR can control the element lengths, a long boom is not needed to achieve near optimum gain and front to back ratios on 20 - 10 meters.

  • Page 9: Abbreviations

    ABBREVIATIONS 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 10: Parts Checklist

    Kit, UrbanBeam Glue, Tape, and Anti-Seize 72-0060-01 Kit, UrbanBeam Loop Hardware Kit, UrbanBeam Mast Plate Hardware 72-0061-01 72-0062-02 Kit, UrbanBeam Element Hardware (New reinforced DB plate style) QR Code Sheet - Instruction Manuals 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 11 Kit, UrbanBeam/2E EHU Cable Assemblies and 16” Coax Seal PART # DESCRIPTION ✓ Control cable, 4 conductor EHU Cable Assembly, 13’ 2 ft 21-5001-01 Coax seal, 1/2” width 16 in 09-1022 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 12 60-0114 5/16” x 3.75” Hex head bolt, SS 5/16” -18 SS Nylock nut 60-0046 10-32 x 1/4” SS Set Screw cup point 60-0112 60-0113 10-32 x 5/8”, Panhead screw, SS 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 13 Kit, EHU Lid Hardware (included in 72-0062-01 or -02) ✓ PART # DESCRIPTION 60-0019 Nut, 10-32, Nylock, S/S Screw, 10-32 x 7/8", Flathead, Phillips 60-0017-10 Screw, 10-32 7/8", Panhead, S/S 60-0061 Washer, 10-32, Flat, S/S (5c) 60-0018 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 14: Stainless Steel Fastener Information

    Save yourself a lot of grief and always use a thread lubricant when working with stain- less steel fasteners. 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 15: Antenna Direction Configuration

    ANTENNA DIRECTION CONFIGURATION Figure 1.01 REVERSE DIRECTION (180 deg) FORWARD DIRECTION (Normal) 20m-6m Director 20m-6m Reflector 20m-6m Driven 20m-6m Driven / 40m-30m Dipole 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 16: Antenna Overview And Diagram

    ANTENNA OVERVIEW AND DIAGRAM Figure 1.02 Director Boom / 4’ 8’ Mast Plate Driven 30.5’ Figure 1.03 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 17: Section 1: Urbanbeam Yagi Boom Assembly

    Section 1.1: EHU and Mast Plate Measurements It is critically important that the center-to-center spacing is correct when assembling your SteppIR Yagi. Use Figure 1.11 for placement of each of the elements. Start from the left edge of the boom and meas- ure from there.
  • Page 18 URBANBEAM YAGI BOOM ASSEMBLY Section 1.2: Install the DB Mounting Plates • Install both DB mounting plates according to Figure 1.21 below, on opposite ends of the boom. The bent flange on the plate will be nearest the edge of the boom.

  • Page 19: Section 2: Connecting The Mast Plate To The Boom

    10-1601-03 1.75” x .75” Aluminum Saddle Half 60-0065 5/16” x 3.5” Hex head bolt, SS 60-0046 5/16” -18 SS Nylock nut 60-0112 10-32 x 1/4” SS Set Screw cup point 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 20 5/16” -18 SS Nylock nut 60-0112 10-32 x 1/4” SS Set Screw cup point Use anti-seize on all stainless hardware! Figure 2.21 Figure 2.22 Boom side. Insert (A) from this side. 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 21: Section 3: Control Cable, Connector Junction Box, And Ehu Wiring

    For first time setups it is common for this to be only partially installed, re- sulting in fault codes on the controller. 0.25” 2.75” Figure 3.11 Figure 3.21 Figure 3.22 Figure 3.23 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 22 WIRING THE CONTROL CABLE TO THE DB25 SPLICE SKIP TO NEXT PAGE IF YOU HAVE A PREWIRED CABLE FIGURE 3.24 Figure 3.25 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 23 (connector junction box locations will vary the lengths)—it’s much easier to account for too long of a cable than too short! Figure 3.31 Since the UrbanBeam Yagi does not have a reflector, the associated plug in the con-...
  • Page 24 EHU OVERVIEW If you have a prewired EHU, you may skip to page 27. Figure 3.40 gives an overview of the inside of a SteppIR EHU. Wiring of each EHU will be cov- ered in detail on the following pages.
  • Page 25 Figure 3.43 shows a red line crossing out the text in ques- tion. The orange circle shows the correct wiring sequence. 0.25 1.5” Figure 3.41 Figure 3.42 Figure 3.43 4 Pin Header Wiring Sequence BLACK GREEN WHITE Figure 3.44 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 26 EHU. Repeat this process to the remaining areas of the wire tray as shown in Figure 3.49. Figure 3.45 Figure 3.46 Figure 3.47 Figure 3.48 Figure 3.49 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 27: Section 4: Ehu Wiring Tests

    Record your results in the “Results” column. (100’ is about 23 ohms). Resistance Test Table Pin Pair Antenna Element Expected Resistance Results (ohms) ~ 20 Ohms Driven ~ 20 Ohms ~ 20 Ohms Director ~ 20 Ohms 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 28 This is an open loop system and the controller has no way of knowing if the elements are really moving when commanded to. 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 29: Section 5: Attaching The Ehus To The Db Mounting Plates

    Gasket, for Black Housing EHU Updated spac- 10-1502-12 Figure 5.11 60-0017 Screw, 10-32 x 3/4", Panhead, S/S 60-0018 Washer, 10-32, Flat, S/S (5c) 60-0019 Nut, 10-32, Nylock, S/S Use anti-seize on all stainless hardware! 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 30: Section 6: Telescoping Poles And Sweep Assemblies

    SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE LIGHT AT THE OTHER END IF THE POLE IS KEPT STRAIGHT. DEBRIS INSIDE THE TELESCOPING POLES CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE EHU. 1.1” x 6” 1.5” x 6” 1.5” x 6” (PN 10-1059-21) (PN 10-1059-01) (PN 10-1059-01) Figure 6.14 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 31 12. Remember, the heat shrink will want to slide as it’s heated. Reposition it as it cools to make sure the joint is fully covered. The heat shrink will be hot; wear insulated gloves. Figure 6.24 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 32 “cut 2” “cut 1” Sweep Diverter chamfer chamfer fiberglass pole fiberglass pole Tube piece left over from Telescoping Tube Preparation 1.0” Section 4.0 41.5” thickest end thinner end 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 33 1.1” x 6” polyolefin heat shrink Sweep Clamp Notch Figure 6.26 Sweep Clamp Notch Figure 6.28 Figure 6.29 0.25” GAP Sweep Diverter Use anti-seize on Only turn the all stainless NUT when tight- hardware! ening! 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 34 Figure 6.37 shows the completed sweep—repeat the process for each sweep. Use anti-seize on all stainless hardware! Figure 6.31 Figure 6.32 Figure 6.33 Figure 6.34 Figure 6.35 Figure 6.36 Figure 6.37 5/16” 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 35 Figure 6.43 Figure 6.41 Figure 6.42 .25” drain hole (must face the ground for water drainage) pole tip 3/4” (.75” Figure 6.44 Figure 6.45 Figure 6.46 3/4” (.75”) 3/4” (.75”) 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 36: Section 7: Cpvc Guide Tubes And Diverter Cones, Attaching Fiberglass Poles, And Db Mount- Ing Plate Reinforcement Brackets

    Section 7.1: Prepare the CPVC Inner Guide Tube & Diverter Cone The Driven EHU on the UrbanBeam Yagi uses a plastic tube and a diverter cone located inside the tele- scoping pole, to guide the copper strip out of the EHU. Note that the Director EHU does not use this in- ner tube, only the Driven.
  • Page 37 10-1006-22 Quick disconnect boot 10-1013-02 Telescoping pole Inner guide tube assembly consisting of diverter cone , 39- 7/8” and 49” CPVC Plastic tube, glued together. (NOT USED FOR THE DIRECTOR) 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 38 Repeat above steps for the other half of the loop. Figure 7.22 Figure 7.23 Figure 7.24 Figure 7.25 Figure 7.26 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...
  • Page 39 10-1612-01 Resin Clamp Spacer 60-0041 Washer, 1/4", Flat 60-00-30 Nut, 1/4"-20, Nylock, S/S 60-0100 Bolt, 1/4 -20 X 3-1/2", hex head, S/S DB Mounting Plate Upper Reinforce- 10-1609-11 ment Bracket Figure 7.31 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 40: Ptt Lockout Tuning Relay (Included)

    PTT LOCKOUT TUNING RELAY (INCLUDED) To prevent application of unintended, excessive RF power while the SteppIR antenna is tuning, the SDA 100 and OptimizIR controller provides an isolated pair of contacts from a 3.5 mm ste- reo jack to interrupt the PTT relay signal to a linear amplifier. The cable is provided, but any standard 3.5 mm stereo plug to two RCA plug cable sold for audio applications works well in...

  • Page 41: Voltage/Surge Suppressor (Optional)

    8. We recommend sealing up the connections by either using silicone tape or electrical tape to wrap the entire Voltage/Surge Suppressor and cable connections so that they do not corrode from moisture. Figure 8.02 Figure 8.03 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 42: Grounding The Controller

    Figure 8.04: Lug location for SDA100, OptimizIR, and OptimizIR 2.0 (early models) Figure 8.05: Lug location for OptimizIR 2.0 (stainless steel chassis) 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 43: How To Tune Your Yagi (Mandatory)

    SteppIR antenna tunes are broken up into “segments” which we use to create an ideal antenna at a specific frequency. Each segment consists of a frequency, element lengths, and some mis- cellaneous display settings like gain, F/R, and beam width.
  • Page 44 40m (7.0-7.3) Please refer to the create/modify section of the controller manual and our Tech Support Video section on our website for more information on tuning. OptimizIR Manual: https://consumer.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/SDA-2000-OptimizIR-Manual-Version-1_4- April-17-2018.pdf Tech Support Videos: https://consumer.steppir.com/support/tech-support-videos/ 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM...
  • Page 45 40m (7.0-7.3) Please refer to the create/modify section of the controller manual and our Tech Support Video section on our website for more information on tuning. SDA100 Manuals: Mustang Firmware: https://consumer.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SDA100-Operators-Guide-MUSTANG.pdf Pinto Firmware: https://consumer.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/operations-manual-SDA-100-rev-2-dec-12.pdf Tech Support Videos: https://consumer.steppir.com/support/tech-support-videos/ 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM...

  • Page 46: Steppir Options

    STEPPIR OPTIONS “Y” Cable • Transceiver Interface (Rig Specific) • Voltage suppressor (12 conductor) 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

  • Page 47: Product Warranty Claim

    Shipping instructions will be issued to the buyer for defective compo- nents, and shipping charges to the factory will be paid for by the buyer. SteppIR will pay for stand- ard shipping back to the buyer. The manufacturer assumes no further liability beyond repair or re- placement of the product.
  • Page 48 13406 SE 32nd St, BELLEVUE WA, 98005 WWW.CONSUMER.STEPPIR.COM TEL: (425)-453-1910...

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