Okay Doug, you struck a home run with this one IMO. :-) Good grief, I just noticed that your form has the Tra from Traffie in it too. Funny. Anyway, guess...
But seriously folks, has anyone modeled an HX5B on EZNEC or something similar to see what the gain and pattern figures are? I'd love to seem 'em. 73 de John...
... something ... seem ... John, Look in the files area. Holger took a stab at the 5-band version. Several models have been made of the monobander. Look at...
Hi guys, I have been using MMANA (what a great free program) to do some comparison results between the 5 band hex model that was uploaded to the files section...
Jason: Thanks for the doing the work! Your results certainly make sense and give me a starting point for judging my Hex-Beam. 73! Chuck Bridges, AK6DV...
... to ... compared ... to ... <snip>> One thing to remember: While the SWR of the 5 band model is reasonably flat across the bands, the F/B ratio and forward...
Also of note is the fact that most hams experience with a "3 element 20M beam" is with a trapped tribander -- and trapped tribanders are hard pressed to...
An interesting comparison but I would like to see how the hex compares at the upper end (phone) part of the band where gain and f/b decrease. My hx5i has only...
Good point. I primarily operate at the bottom of the bands anyway (CW and digital) so for my needs it fits the bill. For SSB, your right. The F/B is not as...
Has anybody built a hexbeam to Holger's design shown in his powerpoint document? I am in the middle of building one and have noticed that his tip spacings are...
Hello my friend, the distance "A" is a tip spacing for reflector and "B" is a sum of both driven + reflector. In this case you will see that these spacings are...
... Hello Jason , very interesting report! I also checked the MMANA program after downloading it. Very nice program, unfortunately , i could only download the...
I am tempted to claim that the actual distance from the spreader to the wire tip isn't critical, because of the non conductor nature of the spreaders. I would...
Remember that Holgers design is for a 5 band beam and the Calculations on Mike Traffies paper for a mono-bander (at least this is the case on the paper I have...
Hello. The hexbeam project just took a major turn for the worse. Today, an attempt was made to elavate the antenna on to the top of its 35 foot mast. The...
... Another attempt to raise the ant in a simmilar fashion will be attempted in ... in my ... Wow Tony. What a bummer of an experience! Only good news in...
Wow, what a horror story. This is the kind of experience that lurks out there for all of us and shows that even well planned operations can go awry. I will...
... both driven + reflector. In ... calculated with Mike's formula. ... to ... driven ... and ... important ... and ... is ... ends? ... That was the...
... Calculations on ... the ... I had picked up on the formula variences David... Obviously the 5 band beam is a complex beast to design. Back calculating from...
I didn't at first reognize the connection he had with the Hexbeam. John wrote a neat article on the homebrew hexbeam that I had read before deciding to...
Suggestion: Glad no one was hurt in your antenna raising mis-hap. If your extention ladder, which you appeared to use as a raising fixture, can be spared...
Hello all. I have read almost every one of the posts here, to the point where I almost feel I know some of you people. HI. Unfortunately I am moving into a new...
Hello, I´m new to this group, my name is Paulo Marcondes (PU2PIX), from São Paulo, Brazil. I like to tinker with antennas, and this kind of hex-beam seems...
I have a Traffie HX-5 antenna. I had to do a little reconstruction and while it basically works, the minimum swr is offset, particularly on 20m. I have the...
More observations with the hex-beam: Today I had a bit more opportunity to check out the hex beam against my 2 other antennas. The beam consistantly...
Well I uploaded some pictures to an album. I have no idea why they don't come up for display in the proper order however they have mostly been numbered so that...
Hi guys, Just installed my Hexbeam (finally!) on my tower. Pictures at: http://www.qsl.net/n8xe/radio/tower_project.html Merry Christmas! Jason Hissong N8XE...
