Darren, Look in the files area (Folder called DL7IO I believe). Holger has made a number of models, including some multiband ones. I suggest you bear in mind...
Hello to all of you Hexbeam-builders-users etc. I have upload all my pictures I made from the building of my Hexbeams in my photoalbum. Im busy to make my...
Hi Jan, Nice job and good photos. Can you pse comment on the SWR plots you showed? Looks like some bands (10-15 m) are rather high (over 2:1). Again, very...
When you wanna take a look in my HEXbeam photoalbum; you need first login in HEXbeam-group, click on my name (johndeilander), then you get my profile and click...
Greetings from Cape Town. I am busy constructing a 5 band Hex (10 - 20 m) and hope to have it completed in the next few weeks. However, whilst getting all the...
Make your own figures with these numbers it will come very close to computer model N9IWW if you need them in meters do to DL7IO.DE web page he has them on his...
John, I have also built a 5 band Hex (10 to 20m) but will wait til Spring before I complete and install. But I discovered that the ends of my fishing poles not...
Gerry, I am not using fishing poles for my 5 band Hex. I am using 12mm solid fibreglass rods which I purchase in 6 metre lengths from a manufacturer close to...
Hi Keven, Not so much that the guys on our list agree with the values you cite below, it is that these values are taken directly from Mike Traffie's 1995 paper...
Hello John, what frequency range are you going to work on 6m. What kind of wire are you willing to use (material, diameter and type of wire insulation). As...
Hi John, I have a home made 5-bander and during the summer I had a lot of 6m QSO's. Computer model shows that 18MHz elements are working prety well on 50MHz...
Gerry. I'm not sure that lack of flexibility has any bearing on what you use for spreaders. Suppose that you inserted a small wedge under each spreader rod...
Have finally started work on my third 5-band Hex-Beam. I built the centre post last night using 32mm PVC pipe, and installed the feed-wire internally. Many...
Boyan, Thanks for the note. My 5-bander will be a permanent installation where the 6m one I want to build as a portable unit that can fold up and taken up...
Holger, Thank you for your reply and kind offer. I would be working mainly on 50.200 (the South African calling frequency) and thereafter moving up a few kHz....
Holger i seen some of your information on the 12 - 40 hex and was wondering if it could also be used on 10 & 15 also if you have available any of the ...
Dale you will find in the files section of the yahoo group all the information that you need if not email DL7IO he has done an outstand job of putting the...
Hello Dale, if you download the zip with the EZNEC file you will find a second file which has TXT-format and can be seen with every editor program. This file...
HI all, Im interested in building a triband 17m 30m 40m reflected W beam. Can anybody point me to a design I migh copy Or can I just omit the 20m from teh...
Hello John, you will need to do some homework yourself if you need the design. I have downloaded a file in the file section under DL7IO called "dl7io- ...
i was wondering what the distance should be from the center pole to the end of the end of the spreader pole for 20 meters when the spreader is curved into...
Hello John, right before Christmas you can download a pdf file called "reflectedW- 6m .pdf" from the file section/DL7IO. Let me know your results please. Best...
was wondering if any one had tried to use the copper plumbing strap with holes in it for the feed system inside of the mast and if so with what results thanks ...
... with ... what ... Yes, I have used the copper plumber strap in two 5-band antennas. I soldered brass bolts at appropriate spacing along three lengths of...
Hi to all. I am building my 5 bands hex-beam with the help of the DL7IO documents, found in files section. I am doubt with elements dimension: using measures...
Hello Giorgio, hexbeamcalc... is a tool to estimate the values for monoband versions. The low impedance line conecting all radiators of course has an influence...
I bought the parts to build a 20 m Hex about three months ago. I machined a hub from a chunk of nylon and am using fiberglass poles. My question has to do with...
Hello Hexbeamfans, Its a while ago that I posted. Yesterday I added 6M driven and reflector-elements to my HEXbeam, and aligned it with AEA- antenna-analyser...
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