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8		Steve Klenc klensir	Dec 1, 2001 4:00 pm
	I have been reading the Hex-Beam web site and considering purchasing the multi-band versions. This seems like a good place to read what other owners and...
10		w4wb@... w4wb	Dec 1, 2001 9:30 pm
	The recommended height to mount the HX-5B is about 38-40 feet. Anyone have experience using it at different heights, particularly higher (e.g., 50', 70', ...)?...
11		scoggin@... jks1215	Dec 2, 2001 1:02 am
	I am an Army MARS/SHARES operator and find the HexBeam's light weight and low signature very attractive. Unfortunately, the frequencies which I utilize are...
12		w4wb@... w4wb	Dec 2, 2001 2:02 am
	... weight and low signature very attractive. Unfortunately, the frequencies which I utilize are quite a bit outside the amateur bands and are not...
14		wb6roh@... wb6roh	Dec 2, 2001 3:59 am
	... My HX-5Bi is at approximately 30' and performs well. My reference antenna is a tuned-feeder fed "hortical" ( 60' doublet with 30' vertical and 30'...
15		w2gff@... w2gff	Dec 2, 2001 4:17 am
	I installed my HX5-B on a nested tower by myself, at night, and I'm 82 years old. It was really quite easy. Rope lines were run between two trees to suspend...
16		acbdzw@... acbdzw	Dec 2, 2001 8:31 am
	My call is K2ACB.In July of 2000 I purchased the HX5B Hex Beam.I had it installed professionally on my roof in September 2000.My Hex Beam is not very high.It...
17		Makoto Tanaka jr1nhd_shin	Dec 2, 2001 10:35 am
	Hello friends, I am a new comer in this group. Since there is no one I ever know who is using Hexbeam, I wish to get as much info as possible from this group....
18		Kenneth C. Hopper khopper	Dec 2, 2001 2:10 pm
	Hi, I am just a "lurker" here because I can't afford a HexBeam :-) I have a Lightning Bolt Delta Loop up on a roof top tower and am dreaming about a HexBeam...
19		w4wb@... w4wb	Dec 2, 2001 2:26 pm
	... I have a Lightning Bolt Delta Loop up on a roof top tower and am ... Welcome to the group Ken. Nice slide show on getting the delta loop constructed and...
20		w4wb@... w4wb	Dec 2, 2001 2:27 pm
	Hi Shin, What "positive factors" are you looking for in your decision making process? 73 de Barry - W4WB ... who is ... group. ... but need ... the air...
21		Makoto Tanaka jr1nhd_shin	Dec 2, 2001 2:46 pm
	Hi Barry, Nice to have your response. What I wish to know is more field report from the current Hexbeam users in comparison with various beams. Further, any ...
22		chris_colliver@... chris_colliver	Dec 2, 2001 2:54 pm
	I have just joined the group. My call is wo8usa. I am considering the follwing for purhase: --Hexbeam HX5B --Cushcraft MA5B --Butternut HF5B --HyGain TH2MH3 ...
23		w4wb@... w4wb	Dec 2, 2001 3:46 pm
	Hi Shin, I also hope that we get more comparisons. Alan gave one in his recent post, i.e., HB vs. Titan vertical. I also have a Titan vertical, but it is at...
24		wb6roh@... wb6roh	Dec 2, 2001 7:16 pm
	Anyone thinking about buying a Hex who has never worked one? Commensurate with my other life, I will be glad to sked with you. I running exclusively with a...
25		tomac14@... tomac14	Dec 3, 2001 1:55 am
	Hi: I'm considering buying either a Hexbeam or a Force 12 C-3SS antenna. I've talked to several hams using the Hexbeam and they have had really strong signals...
26		floydsense@... floyd-sense	Dec 3, 2001 3:08 am
	Shin - the first two photos on my website show all there is to know about the mast mounting. There is ONE through bolt used for which you will have to drill...
27		rag@... kc2ihn	Dec 3, 2001 4:13 am
	I've owned my HX5-B since August. I only work 20-10 SSB, all 5 bands, primarily DX. My beam is mounted on my chimney with a Yaesu 450A rotor, the 20 mtr level...
28		Wb6roh@...	Dec 3, 2001 4:25 am
	Tom N0YD, The problem with a range is that it will validate SP but not RP, to use the references you gave. I usually have one or more of my friends running the...
29		w4wb@... w4wb	Dec 3, 2001 5:31 am
	Dick, W2GFF in Fairhope, AL, came up with a good idea. If you look at the photo of his tower and antenna (see Photos area), you will see a bright-yellow...
30		Gordon midislander	Dec 5, 2001 4:56 am
	Hi Barry I finally figured this YAHOO Out! Thanks again for answering my e-mail As I said I am looking forward to getting my 5bi up and running. 72/3 Gordon...
31		w4wb	Dec 5, 2001 5:34 am
	Please see the folder entitled "SWR Plots" in the Photos area. Double click and the image will be enlarged. These SWR plots are for the HX-5B antennas at...
32		Makoto Tanaka jr1nhd_shin	Dec 5, 2001 1:45 pm
	Hi Barry, Where is such folder? I cannot find it. Regarding the mast mount method, Mike Traffie was more than kind enough to offer me the hub undrilled so...
33		jr1nhd_shin	Dec 5, 2001 2:35 pm
	Sorry I can reach the folder with Internet Exploer while I could not access it with Netscape. I do not know why. Regards, Shin JR1NHD ... enough to ... hole...
34		w4wb	Dec 5, 2001 4:27 pm
	Hi Shin, You have to "Sign In" on the web site of the group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hex-beam and then click on Photos in the left panel on your screen....
35		w4wb	Dec 5, 2001 4:29 pm
	... OK Shin. I just tried Netscape also. For some reason, it will not allow me to log in on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hex-beam. This is most strange....
36		C.M. Christensen cchrisac0m	Dec 5, 2001 6:39 pm
	Hmmmm -- works fine on Netscape here. -- 73, Chris AC�M...
37		blkwynd2000	Dec 5, 2001 8:10 pm
	Hi Guys.. Have any of you added any sort of balun to your HEX Beam? Thanks in advance for any thoughts! harry, W6DXO...
38		Wb6roh@...	Dec 5, 2001 8:21 pm
	I use 6 turns of RG-213 wound on a 4 3/8" PVC form (see K1TTT's balun technotes @ www.k1ttt.net). The choke balun rests on top of the spreader plate with the...
39		David Douglass vk2dpd	Dec 5, 2001 8:40 pm
	For those interested in a much (much) cheaper alternative to the "off the shelf version", have a look at.... http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/ahexbeam.htm I'd be...

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