Skip to search.

Breaking News Visit Yahoo! News for the latest.

×Close this window

hex-beam

The Yahoo! Groups Product Blog

Check it out!

Group Information

? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Hear how Yahoo! Groups has changed the lives of others. Take me there.

Messages

Advanced
Messages Help
Messages 3213 - 3242 of 13405   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Messages: Simplify | Expand Author Sort by Date ^
3213 ray bunce
raybunce Send Email
Jul 2, 2006
12:13 pm
Hello all, I've got a 6M hex tuned to 52.0. I used CPVC for the spreaders and found that to be a pretty good and economical choice. Regular PVC is a bit...
3214 rkbower Send Email Jul 5, 2006
2:46 pm
Reference my message #3203 posted on 16 June... I'm getting ready to put the antenna in the air within the next few days. This Group seems to hold most of the...
3215 Harold Burton
kd5sak Send Email
Jul 5, 2006
3:35 pm
... From: "rkbower" <ronbower@...> To: <hex-beam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:45 AM Subject: [hex-beam] Re: End Spacing Paradox ...
3216 Mike Van Winkle
janmike2001 Send Email
Jul 6, 2006
2:12 am
Ron, With all the guru's here you probably realize that this is a high class bent fan dipole and reflector...End spacing is like trimming a dipole ......DONT...
3217 dl7io Send Email Jul 6, 2006
10:09 am
Hello Ron, congrats to your nice project. Let me explain something for the understanding of the antenna. There is a big difference between antenna gain and a...
3218 rkbower Send Email Jul 6, 2006
7:11 pm
Holger -- Thank you for the quick reply. I only wish that I had the mastery of antenna theory that you and many others have. Perhaps your answer is imbedded...
3219 ion_moldovan Send Email Jul 7, 2006
1:33 pm
I am a big fan of the Hex Beam. I have built a 5 band hex beam and I really like it. I am currently in the developing stages of a hex beam that is 80 percent...
3220 bur52@...
bur52 Send Email
Jul 7, 2006
1:40 pm
It would be a winner ...add 6 meters, and it will have an edge, in addition to price. IMHO 73 k3jvb [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
3221 Dennis
w5uv Send Email
Jul 7, 2006
4:05 pm
If the quality and performance are there, sign me up. 73, Dennis W5UV ... be ... that ... you ... sodered ... beam...
3222 t_ashland Send Email Jul 7, 2006
5:55 pm
Add 6 meters and I'd consider it too.......
3223 Ron Weaver
w6ron Send Email
Jul 8, 2006
3:36 am
At $500.00 a POP I will take two. Anything beats paying Mike Traffie $1000.00 for $380.00 in parts.... ion_moldovan <ion_moldovan@...> wrote:...
3224 Patrick Novak
vk2pn Send Email
Jul 8, 2006
3:37 am
Hi Ion, I'd be VERY interested and may find a few other guys here in VK land to be the same... Please put me on your list 73 Patrick VK2PN vk2pn@......
3225 w4wb Send Email Jul 8, 2006
4:21 am
Ion and All, I have been a Hex-Beam user for six years and have been highly impressed with the quality of the Traffie-built antenna. In addition, I have...
3226 Bob Close
n1fqq Send Email
Jul 8, 2006
3:22 pm
My opinion on this is quite simple: You might consider asking permission from the guy who had the idea and created the concept, as well as starting a business...
3227 Mike Van Winkle
janmike2001 Send Email
Jul 8, 2006
4:22 pm
I am glad you feel that way Web. I am sure traffie will love you for it...I can build a superior design that is easy do deploy for much less than 500 so I am ...
3228 w4wb Send Email Jul 8, 2006
6:03 pm
I am most impressed by your claim Mike. Can you share your superior design with all of us that can be manufactured for < $500? Perhaps your labor is free?...
3229 Alan
w6va Send Email
Jul 8, 2006
6:53 pm
It sounds very impressive and the price would definitely be a plus. I have a HX5BI which I like very much, but I know that most people may be put off by the...
3230 kc0rdg Send Email Jul 9, 2006
7:56 pm
I'd do it in a heartbeat. Two main things you MUST make sure are good: Quality and Performance. Does it hold up to strong winds? Will it stay together for...
3231 dl7io Send Email Jul 9, 2006
10:05 pm
If you have higher costs, you can't sell it for 500 bucks. Than you would give money out with every antenna. Out of an commercial view you would need to get...
3232 richard
m0clz Send Email
Jul 9, 2006
11:09 pm
I have one of Holgers beams and the build quality is excellent. I bought from holger instead of traffie because buying outside of the european union would have...
3233 Colin
DJCOL1 Send Email
Jul 10, 2006
1:31 am
how long would it have lasted? Well, my homebrew 5 bander is well over a year old now and still going strong :) If it survives for just 3 years.. it`ll have...
3234 dl7io Send Email Jul 11, 2006
7:33 am
Hello Colin, how many hours did you work on your beam and how did you calculate your labour? While running this as a business you have to get paid for your...
3235 dl7io Send Email Jul 11, 2006
11:00 pm
Hello Colin, how long have you been working on your hexbeam and how much did you calculate per hour? If you run this as a business you need to be paid for your...
3236 Colin
DJCOL1 Send Email
Jul 12, 2006
12:51 am
Hi Holger I agree that the labour is the stinger..hidden costs tend to mount up too, so you really should allow for 100% profit for commercial production to...
3237 ion_moldovan Send Email Jul 12, 2006
1:06 am
I want to thank everyone for their input. I am currently in vacation, but as soon as I get back I will start a little web site with some details and a lot of...
3238 Colin
DJCOL1 Send Email
Jul 12, 2006
1:40 am
Hi Ion, Here`s my thoughts for what it`s worth. For a single band hex your plan might work, but for a 5-bander it won`t. Using the thickest sections of a 5m...
3239 zerobeat40 Send Email Jul 14, 2006
12:41 am
What you'll find very quickly is that it's the labor in getting materials fabricated that is very pricey. I used to work in the electronics industry; the two...
3240 Michael Baker
k7ddmjb Send Email
Jul 14, 2006
2:29 pm
WOW! After reading some of the replies I felt compelled to respond. Let me preface my response to some of the recommendations given that I do not at present...
3241 zerobeat40 Send Email Jul 15, 2006
3:31 am
Sorry for the broken nature of that last posting of mine. I cut and pasted from something on another group. We were discussing dielectric materials and he...
3242 douglis88 Send Email Jul 16, 2006
1:30 am
... My new hex beam is working great with the elements slightly sloping to a single point feed. I posted details and photos on my web site... ...
Messages 3213 - 3242 of 13405   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines NEW - Help