[TowerTalk] Hex Beam

[David Thompson]

Barrie,

Virtually everyone who has put up a Hex beam is pleased with the results. 
Tom WA4TM was looking for a small tri-bander but finally put up a tri-band 
Hex beam several years ago on about 40 feet of heavy duty Rohn push up mast 
(35 feet or so up).  He and I both worked a 5R8 on 20 SSB barefoot to 
compare.  I have a KT-34XA at 76 feet
and was 5/9 and Tom was 5/8.  I have heard him working plebty of DX on 15 
and last year 17 so he must have added that band at least.

73 Dave K4JRB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barrie Smith" <barrie at centric.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:35 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Hex Beam


> Having seen some signs of life on 10 and 15M recently, and it being Spring 
> and all, my thoughts have turned to an antenna for the above bands.
>
> Looking around at the various options, I came upon the Hex Beam.
>
> Not being a contestor or DXer, it looks good to me.
>
> I've searched the Towertalk archives.  I didn't find much in the way of 
> negatives.  I didn't find much in the way of positives, either.  All the 
> posts I read were several years old.
>
> Anyone have anything, good or bad, to say about the Hex Beam?
> 73,
> Barrie, W7ALW, DN36au,
> QRV 6M, 432 & 1296 EME
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