Thanks Leo for sharing this and giving great (as usual) details. I've just removed my BBHex as we're moving QTH and I thought while I have 'her' down, I'll...
10904
k4kio@...
k4kio
Jul 1, 2011 8:12 pm
Ray, Thanks for the feedback. I found the silky bare wire to be very poor also and I am not in a saltwater area. I am now using PVC insulated flex weave and...
10905
Mac Haszard
mac.haszard
Jul 2, 2011 1:11 am
Leo, Thanks for the post and details on construction. Another question: How would AL electric fence wire (14 ga) work for the elements? I have the remainder of...
10906
Ken
zl3oz
Jul 2, 2011 2:46 am
Aluminium wire works real well in other wire aerials so no reason not to use it other than high likelihood of fatigue breaks due to the flexing of the...
10907
Erik Jakobsen
aalested
Jul 2, 2011 4:52 am
Leo, sorry for listening in :-[ But, could I get the photos too ?. 73s - Erik - OZ4KK...
10908
hamboat
Jul 2, 2011 4:57 am
Hi...I have a 40 ft rohn tower with a 1.35 in id bushing pressed in the top section...I have just received a 5 band hexagonal beam...I am mounting a hygain...
10909
Steve
steveeh131047
Jul 2, 2011 8:22 am
From an RF performance perspective, Al introduces about 0.1dB more loss than copper on a broadband hexbeam. Not enough to be noticeable. 73, Steve G3TXQ...
10910
patton0765
Jul 4, 2011 3:48 pm
I was browsing the local Craigslist...and found a Hexbeam listed for sale. I thought someone in the group might have interest. I assume it is a Traffie.... ...
10911
Peter Risdahl
p.risdahl
Jul 4, 2011 6:05 pm
Hi Doug.. This is a perennial question. There are several spreadsheets or programs for mast calculations. The trouble is most pipes and TV masts are unknown...
10912
Pete Bucy
petebucy
Jul 5, 2011 7:03 pm
For that price you can buy a brand new 5 band Hex-Beam antenna from DX Engineering, and you don't h have to take it down. Pete - KD4CQZ ... From:...
10913
Gene Caldwell
kw4gc
Jul 5, 2011 7:43 pm
Better still, for that same money you can get the K4KIO hexagonal beam with everything ready to hook up - no kit. Also, Leo's service is beyond good. In...
10914
Earl Wesner
earlw1
Jul 6, 2011 8:07 pm
Since 40' is a good height I wouldn't put much more than a foot or two above the tower-I have a 40 footer also, and don't plan on much more than a foot-just...
10915
Buck - k4ia
k4ia
Jul 6, 2011 8:22 pm
I did some study on this in anticipation of putting a beam on my chimney. There are two weak points - the rotor and the mast above the rotor. The rotor is...
10916
Doug
hamboat
Jul 7, 2011 12:30 am
Thanks fellows for all your comments...I will put the antenna a foot or two above the tower....I think that makes sense....Thanks again....Doug WA3ZHG...
10917
John
kn0rgj
Jul 7, 2011 12:52 am
I have a 20 meter Hex Pack I would sell fpr $350. Have not used it as much as I thought I would. Am going to put on Ebay if there are no takers here within a...
10918
k1pns
Jul 8, 2011 1:05 am
Having the KIO hex for about 2 weeks and one week at 40 ft. 90% of all calls answer first call the next 5% second or third call, 100 watts is just too much...
10919
Jim Kelly
jpkellyburbank
Jul 8, 2011 1:17 am
Very cool. I also have the 590S here and am enjoying it very much, along with my hexbeam. From: k1pns Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 5:59 PM To:...
10920
pgondos
Jul 9, 2011 3:09 am
Hi all: I am in the process of obtaining parts for my 5-band hex. I have a piece of 1/4" plexiglass which I am thinking of making the hub out of. I t measures...
10921
Tsvetomir Tishevishki
t.tishevishki
Jul 9, 2011 3:09 am
Dear Sirs, Do you know what are the harmful emissions when radiating with this antenna. How this can be calculated and what are the safety rate about that. I'm...
10922
k4kio
Jul 9, 2011 12:33 pm
Paul: Several years ago, I built a hex and used a polyurethane kitchen cutting board to make the base plate. It worked fine. I don't know whether plexiglass...
10923
Gene Caldwell
kw4gc
Jul 9, 2011 1:17 pm
I don't think that would be nearly strong enough. I would recommend getting the hub and center post from Leo, K4KIO. 73, Gene KW4GC From:...
10924
km2l
Jul 9, 2011 1:44 pm
Tzetzo, There is a great deal of information available to help you with this calculation. In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
10925
Earl Wesner
earlw1
Jul 9, 2011 1:51 pm
Plexiglas is far too brittle for a hub and will break and /or craze with time...A quarter inch piece of plate aluminum would work much better. Check out Bobber...
10926
lx50nut
Jul 9, 2011 2:03 pm
... That would be an extremely bad choice. Contact me off list, I have an aluminum plate all drilled and ready to go. We were going to make two of these and...
10927
raydeeoh
raydeeoh08
Jul 9, 2011 5:00 pm
You need to consider a number of things when choosing an appropriate material for the baseplate and some of these will be predicated on where you live and the...
10928
Paul - VK3APG
vk3apg
Jul 10, 2011 12:27 am
Hi Try this link http://www.vk3um.com/Software/EMR%20Calculator/EMR%20Calculator.html VK3UM I believe primariy designed this software for eme work but has ...
10929
Tsvetomir Tishevishki
t.tishevishki
Jul 11, 2011 5:43 am
Bruce, thank you for the info. The document for FCC is excelent and easy to find what you need. I will check EU rules but they should be similar. 73, Tzetzo ...
10930
carl_creamer_2000
carl_creamer...
Jul 11, 2011 5:43 am
Does anyone have a Hex-Beam installed in the SF Bay Area, that I could drive by and look at to get some prospective of how it might fit/look at my QTH , which...
10931
Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
jeff_n6gq
Jul 11, 2011 12:48 pm
I have one in Santa Cruz, a KIO - love it. You're welcome to come by...there's gotta be a number of them in San Jose though... 73 de N6GQ ... -- Sent from my...
10932
hex-beam@yahoogroups....
Jul 11, 2011 1:53 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the hex-beam group. File : /hk3arr...
