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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
