Jamie,
I've never used Spidebeam but know they can be cumbersome to erect. I had a
Hexbeam mounted at 70' on an AB-577 mast and it worked great. Whatever you
decide to do, make sure you have enough workers to help. Ideally, 1 on the
launcher and 3 on the guy wires. That said, I figured out a way, given my
location, to erect my Hexbeam up to 70' all by my self. It wasn't for the
faint of heart but it worked.
73,
Jim N9WW
Jim Chaggaris
PowerOne Corp.
2325 Dean St. Set 200
St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: (630)443-6500
Cell: (630)669-2241
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> On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:32 PM, James C. Hall, MD <heartdoc@nwtcc.com> wrote:
>
> I like the Hexbeam, but I also like that 3rd element in the SB (and for 10M,
> 3rd and 4th elements). To me, it's just a superior design.
>
> I think I could walk up the SB on a mast after being built on the side on a
> TV tripod, and fit it in a Yaesu rotator mounted on the AB-577 stub. It's not
> that heavy, just unwieldy.
>
> 73, Jamie
> WB4YDL
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Jim Chaggaris <jimc@pwrone.com> wrote:
>>
>> Put up a Hexbeam on the AB-577 and be done with it.
>>
>> 73,
>> Jim N9WW
>>
>> Jim Chaggaris
>> PowerOne Corp.
>> 2325 Dean St. Set 200
>> St. Charles, IL 60175
>> Phone: (630)443-6500
>> Cell: (630)669-2241
>>
>> Sent from my iPad Air2
>>
>>> On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:12 PM, James C. Hall, MD <heartdoc@nwtcc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I haven't seen much about the tilt plate as relates to a SB mount - more
>>> for a yagi. I'm not sure I could answer your question on this one.
>>>
>>> 73, Jamie
>>> WB4YDL
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>> On Jul 18, 2016, at 5:49 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist
>>>> <richard@karlquist.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Why the choice of HexLock vs TiltPlate?
>>>>
>>>>> On 7/18/2016 3:33 PM, James C. Hall, MD wrote:
>>>>> Rick:
>>>>>
>>>>> Before we used the HexLock this year, we did in fact build the SB on a TV
>>>>> tripod nearby. Then we would gradually walk the SB up a 10 foot step
>>>>> ladder and shove this top mast section into the rest of the mast, match
>>>>> holes and shove bolts into them. This was all done way up over our head -
>>>>> quite precarious !
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This sounds like what W6ARA does on field day.
>>>> I'll ask them if they ever considered your
>>>> method.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The HexLock is a safer and quicker alternative.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Jamie
>>>>> WB4YDL
>>>>
>>>> Why the choice of HexLock vs TiltPlate?
>>>>
>>>> Rick N6RK
>>>
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