[HCARC] Hex beam Antennas

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

Was listening on 20 meters while trying to take a knap while pain meds were kicking in and came across a QSO discussing Hex Beam Antennas.  The guy talking about them would switch from his  Yagi at 93 feet to his Hex Beam at 22 feet and his signal would get +10 stronger on the R-1000 receiver I am getting from Fred W0LPD.  The antenna on the R-1000 is just a random wire at about 8 feet.  References given were http://www.qsl.net/wy3a/G3TXQ_Broadband_Hex.htm and http://k4kio.com/index.html

These are broad band at 20 meters and above.  It would be nice to see if it could include 40 meters.  If they work as advertised (5.0 out of 5 with 85 reviews on EHAM) it would seem to be an outstanding antenna for Field Day.  22-24 feet is easy enough to do with the fiberglass or aluminum military surplus mast sections.

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013