I would be grateful for any comments re the followwing: I expect to be moving to a new location and instead of retaining my small KLM tribander (KT34), biting...
1453
n1ix@...
k1epj
May 5, 2003 3:54 pm
I am also in the Boston area (SE New Hampshire). I have only had my HexBeam (HX5Bi) one winter. It was a fairly harsh winter as you probably know. The HexBeam...
1454
rmf01
rmf01@...
May 5, 2003 4:48 pm
Thanks very much Dave. ... From: <n1ix@...> To: <hex-beam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [hex-beam] A few questions ... ...
1455
n1ix@...
k1epj
May 5, 2003 6:12 pm
The crank-up tower made it easy to try different heights. I didn't see any improvement above 40 ft. or any degradation either. I would use the 5' mast if it...
1456
w4wb
May 6, 2003 7:36 pm
We have had a night and day of tornadic wx, thunder storms, and HEAVY rains (> 8" in some areas). Winds were 40-50 mph with gusts over 60 mph. My Hex-Beam...
1457
rmf01
rmf01@...
May 6, 2003 8:27 pm
Thanks, that's a great endorsement. Have you been happy with the gain? Rich ... From: "w4wb" <w4wb@...> To: <hex-beam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May...
1460
w4wb
May 7, 2003 2:15 am
... gain? ... Good grief! Yahoo went mad and started posting on its own. Kindly ignore the prior two posts. Anyway, I have been happy with the antenna. It is...
1461
Jason Hissong
jhissong
May 7, 2003 3:10 am
Hey guys, Anyone going to Dayton this year? I will be there on Friday. I really want to meet Mike and see how things are. I still give my endorsement for the...
1462
w4wb
May 7, 2003 3:22 am
Hi Jason, Pse drop by Botths 113 & 114 and say hi. When I spoke with Mike last week, it was rather iffy if they were going to Dayton now. I plan to speak...
1463
w4wb
May 7, 2003 4:01 pm
Hi Folks, I spoke with Mike this morning and verified that he will NOT be at Dayton this year. Instead, they will be showing at the Rochester Hamfest about...
1464
Jason Hissong
jhissong
May 7, 2003 10:30 pm
Hi Barry, I will definately stop by and say hello. Too bad Mike cannot make it to Dayton. :( 73 Jason...
1465
nhdjinn
May 8, 2003 2:33 pm
Need abot 20' of fiberglass for each arm. Max gain has some but I'm not sure how big of a dia I need or does some else have any ideas Dave KC1Q...
1466
beavis
beavista
May 14, 2003 1:41 am
I am currently working on putting together a homebrew version of the hex beam. I am almost ready to put it together, but out of cash, I need to find some way...
1467
on4ccw
May 14, 2003 10:43 am
... the ... Hello OM, if you look in my photo section , you will find the photo " attachement". This is a very cheap way of connecting ( it is used for...
1468
beavis
beavista
May 14, 2003 11:13 am
I was at Home Depot and didn't see anything like that when I was there. I asked a couple employees there, and they said all they had was those u bolts for...
1469
Boian Petkov
lz2be
May 14, 2003 11:25 am
Hi KC8TLF, I'm using a plastic rope for drying clothes - $1/20m, few meters donated by my XYL..hi..hi.. Wire end is connected directly to the rope without any...
1470
on4ccw
May 15, 2003 9:48 am
... Hi Beavis i find them at "do it yourself" stores 73'S Peter ON4CCW ... of ... cash, I ... Does ... is...
1471
on4ccw
May 15, 2003 10:01 am
Hi all, i had my homebrew beam for about 8 months now and worked indonesia, japan, canada, america, south africa and so on...out of europe; all with 100 watt....
1472
beavis
beavista
May 17, 2003 2:25 pm
Well, so far my homebrew hex beam is down in signal from my offcenter fed dipole. The only band I can get it to tune on with an swr under 3:1 is 20 meters. I...
1473
ve3cwo
May 20, 2003 6:24 pm
Yes, I have tried that. I used copper plumbers coil, which has punched holes about every 3/4 inch or so. I soldered brass bolts through selected holes, and...
1474
Dan Fitch
oldjags1
May 21, 2003 12:06 am
I live in a deed-restricted development…. Sigh. Have any of you turned a hex-beam upside down, so that it looks more or less like an umbrella? How well does...
1475
john_dilo
May 21, 2003 12:07 am
I have a question about feeding a multiband (10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 m) hexbeam. Most of what I have seen on this group and elsewhere on the web suggests that...
1476
john_dilo
May 21, 2003 12:24 am
I have a question about feeding a multiband (10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 m) hexbeam. Most of what I have seen on this group and elsewhere on the web suggests that...
1477
dl7io
May 22, 2003 2:44 pm
Hello John, you are absolutely right. 10/12m are influencing each other very strong. But it is the same with separate feeding. My experiences were that the...
1478
wa2ntk
May 24, 2003 2:05 pm
John; I have just gotten around to reading this weeks emails. In regards to the de-tuning of adjacent bands. I have a 5Bi and my experience has been my Kenwood...
1479
richlim11
May 24, 2003 2:18 pm
Well I have been on this list for several months now and am embarassed to say that I have had Hexpack s/n064 for 9mo without ever taking it out and using it....
1480
dl7io
May 25, 2003 12:35 pm
Rich, check your minibeam and it's installation. I guess there will be something wrong with. Or simply change only the beams for a comparision but leave all...
1481
Steve Melachrinos
melachri
May 26, 2003 7:24 pm
... Holger - My thanks to you for providing that antenna to Guenter. I heard him calling CQ on 20m PSK last night, and was able to work him with my FT- 817...
1482
Bill Reid
reidserv
May 28, 2003 1:48 am
... more or less ... Sounds great, Dan; go for it! - Gene AC7UL...
1483
Stuart Bloom
sbbloom69
May 29, 2003 3:27 am
Hi, Be careful. If the weight of your wires and the spreaders is too much (or if you get icing in winter, you might "droop" the speaders too much and break ...
