Hello groupies, Has any stateside station built a 40 meter version. If so, I would like to chat with them to work out the practical considerations of the ...
A week ago I assembled and raised HXB5i #413 (with some help) and have made a photo album of the happenings, including SWR plots. It was assembled in a fairly...
Rick In the NE5DL album. 73 Dave NE5DL -- In hex-beam@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Kourey \(K4KL\)" <rkourey@...> ... have ... was ... 29ft in ... see I ... the ... ...
I just finished adding six meters to my previously 5 band hexbeam. The SWR was pretty flat but lower at the high end of the band. I don't plan to try to...
Hi all to the group, After considering a homebrew quad, I have decided to go with a hexbeam due to the size and weight differences. I have been researching on...
After doing more research, and an excellent on-line article by K4KIO, I answered my own questions. 1. I am only going to be able to put the beam up 20-25 feet...
Maybe I can convince you to build the 5 band version.. Here's a file, first you hear W2MAT on an R8 vertical, then switched to my homebrew 5 band Hexbeam and...
check this site he has a 6 through 20 hex http://www.leoshoemaker.com/k4kio.html k8nke ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG...
As an example of HexBeam extremes I recently saw a photo of a man wearing a hard hat with a short PVC mast with a 2 meter hexbeam mounted on top of it....
... Aside from more wire, can I feed all radiating elements with one coax line? If so I figure for a little more string of elements it won't add much more...
I have now built two five band versions. The five'r is definitely more work esspecially if you build the center mast with internal feed. But you do have...
I've got my second version built and out on the picnic table. The fiberglass spreaders are a lot better than PVC but the two end ones (where the director and...
Mark, you might want to use nylon twine to achieve the right shape before stringing the wires on. Use twelve pieces exactly the same length about 9 1/2 feet...
The MkII version is up and working! (Sorry no PIX yet, priority was getting it up.) I put together 20 of the 30 feet of old Rohn 6 light weight tower I...
Hi Mark you are a lucky man...here no way to contact 3y0x Setup in markVfield, 6 elements optibeam triband and sb200 ampli... see you in the pile up IZØEHO...
Hi Mark , first congrats on getting the beam up. Results are very impresive I can't wait to get started on my own hexbeam here. Good and long luck with it....
The local Home Depot sells 10 foot lengths of 1/2" PVC conduit for $3.49 each. It seems to flex pretty good and no doubt with the right nylon reinforcing cord...
Max, My first version used PVC electrical conduit. You really need to put 8 feet of 1/2 inch wood dowels to give it some reasonable stiffness. Holger DL7IO...
Thanks for all the insight and ideas guys. Looks like PVC, although cheap, isn't the best way to go. In my city, farming is not big, but I will look around the...
well i have used pvc for a 10 meter 2 element quad i made . it did pretty good . but at that length it tended to sag . it did real well for a 2 meter , 8...
Go with 3/4 pvc if anything and run ties on the ends and across and in the middle and you can get it nice and stright and pretty tight ... From: max_ve3tmt To:...
I Dont think so guys ,not if your going to homebrew one ..there is no way in hell your going to do this antenna in 3 hrs.Take your time and have lots of...
Hi Larry, Once you have the experience of homebrewing a five band hex complete with that associated 60 mile hike round and round the antenna :) It should be...
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