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12205 ham-forum
asga732000 Offline Send Email
May 20, 2012
11:36 am
Hi Bill, I agree totally ! The design of "plastic" pieces is very clever! As i said before, full success for Christian! 73, Rudi,HB9ARI ... [Non-text portions...
12206 paul.merkx Offline Send Email May 20, 2012
4:14 pm
Steve, Thanks for correcting that. The good news is that the shifts on the broadband design are limited. My current spreaders are too small to accomodate 17...
12207 ae7kb Offline Send Email May 20, 2012
7:31 pm
So now the question is why the umbrella shape in the first place? Turning radius? No, this unit has less than the umbrella designs. Do we need all that extra...
12208 Cliff Sojourner
cls44 Offline Send Email
May 20, 2012
8:52 pm
the elements need to be separated to prevent unfavorable interactions. vertical separation is part of the design. Cliff K6CLS...
12209 jw mccoppin
kq4sj Online Now Send Email
May 20, 2012
8:55 pm
i used cane poles ,look at my site on qrz  6 thur 20 works great no tuner needed on any band ! kq4sj ________________________________ From: paul.merkx...
12210 Christian KJ4VPK
christiankuhtz Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
12:42 am
Hi there, Has anyone here used the aluminum sections sold by The Mast Co for a hexbeam? 73, Christian KJ4VPK -- Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™ II...
12211 ae7kb Offline Send Email May 21, 2012
12:56 am
Well yes, that's always been my understanding too and then along comes this new type of hexogonal beam. Perhaps Christian can enlighten us on the logic behind...
12212 poeli111 Offline Send Email May 21, 2012
7:50 am
Yes, I can. "WTF is that on your roof, clothes dryer?" is a common question from people gazing at my (traditionally designed) hex on the roof. Personally I...
12213 Dave
wa6txu Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
11:58 am
Christian, Can this portable hex beam be mounted on a roof as permanent antenna? Dave, WA6TXU. Sent from my awesome iPhone 4S ... [Non-text portions of this...
12214 poeli111 Offline Send Email May 21, 2012
1:46 pm
Yes, if you use the optional storm clamps. These prevent the spreaders from flipping upwards from strong winds. Please see my website. 73s Christian DL1ELU...
12215 12345
dindo_garcia Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
2:13 pm
Christian, With due respect to the original Hex beam inventor, your design would be a great milestone for the hexbeam. I hope you continue with your research. ...
12216 Gary Woods
g_dub54 Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
2:13 pm
May I suggest that you replace the entire length of coax with some American made LMR-400. Stay away from the Chinese junk. Make sure you have some good beads...
12217 David Rehm
davidrehm40 Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
2:13 pm
That is interesting stuff. I will try that when I get my hex beam and 6 mtr yagi up. I asked Leo of Hex-Beam about this configuration and he said that...
12218 Jean Killen
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May 21, 2012
4:22 pm
LOL I get that same response about being a clothesline!!!! K1SMA Jean ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
12219 Darren G0TSM
darreng0tsm Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
6:40 pm
If you model a 6m yagi very close under a hexbeam then the interaction may not seem too bad, but then you must add the feeder onto the hexbeam which can make...
12220 Lou Campbell
nx7tt Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
6:44 pm
Am curious how it works in high winds and ice etc...the traffie hex has done well....with this one and the laid out configuration is not much difference than...
12221 poeli111 Offline Send Email May 22, 2012
7:23 am
Hello Lou, I had the antenna in strong winds during tests (without optional storm clamps!) and it didn't move much, I think because of the low and symmetric...
12222 Lou Campbell
nx7tt Offline Send Email
May 22, 2012
9:32 am
Morning Christian, Thanks for the reply....as you can see from my photo on qrz...you will see my hex covered in ice and this has happened more times than i can...
12223 ae7kb Offline Send Email May 22, 2012
7:23 pm
The fact that this general type of antenna won't weathervane is a feature that I find most attractive. It saves much wear and tear on rotor components,...
12224 vk4wtn Offline Send Email May 22, 2012
10:32 pm
hi Darren, just wondering what spacing you eventually ended up with between the broadband hexbeam and the 6el 6M yagi. regards Wayne VK4WTN...
12225 Darren G0TSM
darreng0tsm Offline Send Email
May 23, 2012
5:18 am
2.1M from the 10M element of the hexbeam to the 6M Yagi. I use a 2-1/4" stub mast and the grp centre post of the Hexbeam slides into the top. The hub of the...
12226 Rob Trahms
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May 27, 2012
12:46 am
Hi all - I have two antennas for HF, a G5RV jr at 40 ft (in the pine trees near my house) and a hexbeam I made from components/materials specified in Leo...
12227 Uwe Hermanns
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8:19 am
Hello Rob, yesterday I finished my Hexbeam and got it up at 10 m hight. I have a similar situation: Hexbeam and ZS6BKW (it's the same principe as your G5RV)....
12228 paul.merkx Offline Send Email 10:10 am
Uwe, Thanks for commenting. While exploring your website i learned about the Easy Rotor Controller, a device i was just about to develop myself. I ordered one...
12229 Stephen Miller
w7srm Offline Send Email
12:59 pm
Uwe, I would love to see more photos of your hexbeam project especially info on your mast and how you mounted it. 73 Steve W7SRM...
12230 Cliff Sojourner
cls44 Offline Send Email
1:42 pm
two thumbs up for ERC. I built one a couple weeks ago. assembly took a couple hours, I plugged it in and turned it on and it worked perfectly! Cliff K6CLS...
12231 Uwe Hermanns
dl4ac Offline Send Email
5:15 pm
Hello Steve, thank you very much for your interest! With this subject I have some problems with my vocabulary, but I try: The mast is 10 m long and 10cm X 10...
12232 Uwe Hermanns
dl4ac Offline Send Email
5:22 pm
Hello Paul and Cliff, yes, the ERC are really good. I built two of them and they work like a charm. I use them with DX-Lab and with N1MM. @Paul: I didn't find...
12233 Rob Trahms
rtrahms Offline Send Email
6:52 pm
Thanks for your reply Uwe (BTW, your hexbeam looks AWESOME)... Yes, my SWR is really great with the hexbeam - I can get matched pretty close to 1-1! I don't...
12234 Gene Caldwell
kw4gc Offline Send Email
7:03 pm
My K4KIO hex is attached to the side of my house and is only 26' high. SWRs are quite low across all bands. The worst SWR occurs at 15 meters where it can...
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