to bad not in english... ED NX7TT Idaho Falls, Id ________________________________ From: MWØJZE Hexbeam <mw0jze@...> To:...
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thos1087
Aug 1, 2012 1:05 pm
Hi there, This is my first post. Can someone indicate the upper wind limit for the hexbeam. I am on a cliff edge 100 feet above the pacific ocean. Very exposed...
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The Desert Tortoise
kavanaughron
Aug 1, 2012 1:05 pm
I'm thinking about one of Christian's folding hex's... has anyone here tried one yet. At first I had some concern that the elements weren't configured in...
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The Desert Tortoise
kavanaughron
Aug 1, 2012 1:05 pm
Are any of you experienced with the flat shape of the Hex that the German guy Christian produce's? Anyone done any modeling or tests? What I'm wondering is...
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David Kjellquist
oldcyberdude
Aug 1, 2012 1:23 pm
You might email Ken at kio@... and get his thoughts. He is very responsive to emails....
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Steve
steveeh131047
Aug 1, 2012 1:46 pm
It models close enough to the performance of the "conventional" shape that you'd not notice any operational difference. Steve G3TXQ...
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Steve
steveeh131047
Aug 1, 2012 1:49 pm
And he'd probably respond to your eMail even if you did call him Ken rather than Leo ;) Steve G3TXQ...
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Buck - k4ia
k4ia
Aug 1, 2012 3:44 pm
I believe the purpose of the umbrella shape is so that the element spacing is optimized - longer distance between elements at lower frequency. It also makes a...
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Jim
k9jfk
Aug 1, 2012 4:53 pm
Hi Ed... Hey, this is the internet! Google has made great strides in web page translation. Just type "web page translator" into google and the web page...
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Jim
k9jfk
Aug 1, 2012 5:11 pm
Hi Carl, Well, first, the design should have the baseplate pinned to the mast. But even with that done there will be a lot of movement on the wires due to the...
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David
rustdavid
Aug 2, 2012 2:40 am
Whats problems arise with building a hex beam with plastic pipe, pcv or whatever they call it. All I have seen is it doesn't work. Does it collapse down...
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David Rust
rustdavid
Aug 2, 2012 3:43 am
I have answered my own question....my son live in Tulsa and put up some antennas for HF using some plastic pipe. 111 deg. last two days and it dropped like...
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Carl Emerson
thos1087
Aug 2, 2012 4:14 am
Hi there, Thanks for the responses... 73 Carl Emerson ZL3CX [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Michael Vondran
locutus_of_t...
Aug 2, 2012 11:59 am
It works for a while, but eventually it loses the "springiness" to keep the proper tension on your lines. Also the white PVC breaks down with exposure to UV...
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k1pns
Aug 2, 2012 3:45 pm
i also found there to be very little diffenence in price. So other than having to order, the fiberglass better deal 73Roger ... From: David Rust...
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vu3vrl
Aug 4, 2012 3:14 am
Hi to all I am planing to build a hex beam,base plate is done,only Problem is the fibre glass tube.Here i am getting these size Poles .the sizes are 1..22mm...
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k4kio
Aug 4, 2012 4:25 pm
It looks to me to be a little short as the total without telescoping is only 339 cm. The minimum radius for 20 meters measured horizontally from center post to...
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The Desert Tortoise
kavanaughron
Aug 4, 2012 4:56 pm
T thought so. I really am attracted to the portability.. not that any of them are that difficult to break down. I just love that picture of his unit folded up...
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wb5jc
Aug 4, 2012 5:29 pm
You say you there is very little difference in price? What is yor source for the fiberglass? I'm finding the fiberglass to be upwards of 100 bucks compared...
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Paul Veenstra
peveenstra
Aug 4, 2012 6:59 pm
I found 16.5' fishing poles at Cabalas for $11 Paul ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Kenwood User
kenwooduser
Aug 5, 2012 6:06 am
MaxGain fiberglass is just awesome, but it gets ridiculously expensive to ship long lengths of it due to UPS limits. Â I built a spiderbeam out of Cantex PVC...
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Kenwood User
kenwooduser
Aug 5, 2012 6:08 am
Looks like the crappie poles *do work for hex beams.... ________________________________ From: Paul Veenstra <peveenstra@...> To:...
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MWØJZE Hexbeam
mw0jze
Aug 5, 2012 12:43 pm
Most people I know who have used crappie poles have had to replace them in the end. Buy cheap Buy twice, that's my saying. 73's Ant MWØJZE UK Manufacturer Of...
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ke7zag
Aug 5, 2012 2:29 pm
Hi Dave, If you live near an agricultural (farm) store that carries the 3/8 to 1/2 inch diameter solid fiberglass fence posts for electric fence, they come in...
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bbarnibus
Aug 5, 2012 5:02 pm
It is based on this web site : http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/hexbeam/3el/ I get low SWR on 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters but 20 meters is 2.5:1 across the entire...
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Steve
steveeh131047
Aug 5, 2012 5:21 pm
Are you measuring SWR(50) or SWR(12.5)? The design on my web site has a target impedance of 12.5 Ohms and so needs to be used with a 1:4 balun. 234/F is not an...
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bbarnibus
Aug 5, 2012 5:43 pm
... Thanks for replying. I had hoped to get a hold of you. I'm using a 50 ohm watt meter. I tried a 4:1 balun early on but it was way off. I'll try the 4:1...
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David
rustdavid
Aug 6, 2012 12:57 pm
I found a little Radio Shack rotator at a yard sale not long ago for $10. Seller had no use for it and it worked as good as new. So....watch flea markets and...
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bbarnibus
Aug 6, 2012 1:36 pm
... So if the antenna is 12.5 ohms and a regelar 4:1 balun is 50 ohms input and 200 ohms output do I need to hook this balun up backwards ?...
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Steve
steveeh131047
Aug 6, 2012 1:53 pm
You need to use a 1:4 balun whose windings have a characteristic impedance of 25 Ohms; a regular 4:1 balun wont do the job. There are some instructions on my...
