2024-04-25, 20:29:01
Glad to see that Hex Beam presentation generated some interest in building one from scratch. It's a great antenna for small space, field day or expedition, only 22 ft diameter. Cheap TV rotator would be quite adequate because the one I built, the total weight is less than 10 pounds and very little wind loading.
I used 1/2 inch fiberglass tubing which is fairly rigid compared to PVC used by Steve Hunt G3TXQ in his article.
Attached is my modified hub for the spreaders cut from a 6" roll of aluminum 1" thick and pockets drilled for the spreaders. Easy installation.
Only 200 feet of #14 wire is required for a 6 band antenna.
Material to make 6 x 12 foot spreaders.
Hex Beam Hub
![[Image: Hex-Beam-Base002.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/HrQ4jt0G/Hex-Beam-Base002.jpg)
Hex Beam @ 2013 GBARC FD
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Hex Beam @2013 GBARC FD
![[Image: DSC-0606.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/5YHXQ4cH/DSC-0606.jpg)
I used 1/2 inch fiberglass tubing which is fairly rigid compared to PVC used by Steve Hunt G3TXQ in his article.
Attached is my modified hub for the spreaders cut from a 6" roll of aluminum 1" thick and pockets drilled for the spreaders. Easy installation.
Only 200 feet of #14 wire is required for a 6 band antenna.
Material to make 6 x 12 foot spreaders.
Hex Beam Hub
Hex Beam @ 2013 GBARC FD
Hex Beam @2013 GBARC FD
73, Adam ve3fp