[TowerTalk] Any thoughts on spider-beams?

[Jim Chaggaris]

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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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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