I am sure that I will get flamed for this, and I am nothing but a visitor here, but here it is anyway. I find that there is probably a ten to one ratio of...
I have to agree - I joined the group last year when I was considering
purchasing a Hex Beam but left for that very reason. I joined again last
week when I...
There is only so much that can be discussed about an 'over the counter antenna', and with the exception of comparing balun types or installation etc etc,...
i agree David after all, there is more to life then technical small-talk One of the reasons i became a ham was to make my "human horizon" larger. Hope one day...
I agree with David and Peter too. As long as we feel relaxed talking with each othe in this groupr, I welcome any kind of issues evennon Hex stories. I have...
I guess everyone is allowed their opinion. I would never "flame" someone for voicing theirs. As a non-technical owner of a HB 5 bander, I really enjoy the...
Hi Guy's Not sure if I'm a new member because I read all the messages from the start of this reflector. My modest opinion is that One can only say that much...
Hi Ed, I was only joking about modifying the Hex Antenna (apologies but my rather poor attempts at humour don't translate well out of English). If I had spent...
Hi Hal and Eric, First, let me point out that I'm the owner of this reflector and, frankly, it has the "flavor" that I had hoped it would take on. David and...
Hello, I hope this message will find it's way. I'm new to the group and not familiar with spotting to newsgroups. I'm DL7IO and I have build a couple of 5-band...
My fellow HEX friends, After a few months following my 5B HEX initial erection I noticed that the fiberglass spreaders have a crack at the 90 degree point when...
Hi, JA4FHE / Aki installed HX5B-i today at the top of his residence. P5 is the last to complete his DXCC!! He told me he will join the net on Sunday moning...
Hi Barry, Valid points all and mni tnx for gd wishes re my impending HX-5Bi. Of course
I will stay and I know that help will be forthcoming from all on here...
Hi Guys, Just a quick update on the performance findings of the MKII Hex (Individual Feed System). In comparison to the MKI, multi-fed Hex I can pretty much...
Hello everybody, I'm Holger, DL7IO, and this lokes like my first succesful posting hi. Thanks to W4WB for QSP. I bought about 2 years ago 3 HEX-beams from...
HI Holger and welcome to the group!! I have made both a single feed (5 coax cables) antenna and multi-feed antenna (1 coax cable). I'd very interested to see...
Hi all, I've just uploaded a file to the Files section. This is a PowerPoint file from Holger - DL7IO, which I believe details some of his homebrew work with ...
Hi all, For those who haven't checked it out yet, Holgers file is a must see, especially for those planning on making there own antenna. There are some ...
Thanks for the flowers David. So it finally was a good decision to take part on the meeting 'hi'. I've done everything you are asking for. The SWR is less than...
Hi Holger Looked at your Hexbeam PPT. Very clear explanation. Well done. About the wires being close together for a multi-band design. It was the same with my...
Hello Peter, for the first beams I used fiberglas fishing tube of about 4 m length and took of the small top element. It is seen in the .ppt file. The bottom...
... sorry, find your presentation. Excellent!! ok , i wish i got so far....Where did you find the fiberglass-rods???I'm getting frustrated here. How did you...
Hi All, There has been a bit of talk about the way in which the elements interact in the multi-band Hex antennas. As all will know, this makes tuning difficult...
... Hi Holger, really interesting. I'm thinking of using bamboo on which i can "tape" fiberglass-cloths and then paint it with ressin ( spelling????)In other...
Peter, you better use copper wire and no steel!!!!! using steel will bring losses of about 1.5-2 dB. That means you are almost like a dipole concerning the...
Hello again, coax feeding on top: The low impedance line will not work this way if you feed from the bottom. This version has to be feeded from the top end. ...
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Mike's Hex-Beams are the Best Antennas I have ever used on DX-expeditions! Chuck Brady N4BQW/3Y0C...
