[SJRA-Members] What bands for my hex beam antenna?

[ken at k2wb.com]

John,
It comes down to capability. If you are going to do the work to install it, why do it again to add bands.
Conditions change all of time, if can afford it I would put on all the bands possible in the design. You won't regret it, especially when a rare DX pops up

73’s
de Ken K2WB

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Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2020 10:38 AM
To: KC2TN <kc2tn at comcast.net>
Cc: John Jones <jdjones3109 at gmail.com>; SJRA Harmonics Email Distribution <sjra-members at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [SJRA-Members] What bands for my hex beam antenna?

Hi John and Joe,

As Joe can attest, I'm a neophyte on HF operating but thought if I was going to purchase a Hex beam what bands in addition to 20 would I add? 17 for sure as you can work a lot of the same DX as 20 on a less crowded and sometimes noisy band. I also picked 15 as a band that was just fun to operate a few years ago when I did some QRP operating on SSB with under 5 watts! Of course conditions were at a peak then and have been down now for a few years. I would also add 6M "The Magic Band" as possibly a new venture into the VHF world for you. It's called the magic band as it quite often opens this time of year thru January on single hop to the Midwest and Southern states and on double hop as far as the West Coast with very little power and antenna needed. Lots of fun to be had!

So, after all that I thought maybe I should wait for someone with more experience to answer your question. Hope this helps in your decision making process and good luck!

73, Bob
W2SJ

On Wed, May 6, 2020, 10:01 AM KC2TN <kc2tn at comcast.net> wrote:

> Very popular antenna.
> Good choice.
> I’d buy as many as you can afford, starting with 20, 17, &  6.
> 15,12, & 10 will have spotty openings now and then but will begin to 
> improve over the next several years. I think you’ll be happy you 
> bought them and put them up initially, if you can afford them.
>
> Joe - KC2TN
>
> > On May 6, 2020, at 9:49 AM, John Jones <jdjones3109 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Good Morning,
> >
> > I need some advice. I'm purchasing a hex beam antenna which is 
> > available for any combination of bands 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6.  It 
> > comes with 20
> m
> > and each additional band is a $55/band option.  I've only been a ham 
> > for
> a
> > little over a year and have only used 20 m.  In your experience, are 
> > any
> or
> > all of the other bands worth purchasing?
> >
> > *Note:* I am purchasing the hex beam, so suggesting alternatives 
> > isn't necessary. I could add additional bands later, but I'd rather 
> > install it with all the bands that I'm going to use all at once.
> >
> > Any constructive advice will be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
> >
> > John
> > KD2RKA
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