Hex Beam

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N9GZ

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I was able to buy a six meter hex beam from a SK estate and have been impressed with its performance even at just 20 feet up! Was using a G5RV dipole for six through a LDG Z-11 tuner and it worked ok. Rig is a Yaesu FT 847. Any other hex beam users out there? Mike N9GZ
 
Hiya Mike

Can't say that I use a Hex Beam myself, but after having a look at the design on the web I seem to recall seeing a similar design in use many years ago, but the name escapes me at the moment.

I will have to dig out my well read (for "well read" think *dust covered*) antenna books and see if I can find the name of the design.

I did use an 80m Fritzel antenna on six, and that worked great, but I shudder to think what the radiation pattern looked like (I had it configured as a halo!).

You will have to keep us updated about its performance.

Best 73, Mark.
 
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