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

[Bob Sunbury]

Hi John- Which hexbeam are you looking at?  I use the KIO hexbeam and have been very happy with its performance. I did buy all of the bands upfront and I can tell you from experience that I would not want to add a band after putting mine together.  I can chat with you regarding prep and assembly practices for maximum longevity of the antenna.

Bob, K2UQ 

> On May 6, 2020, at 4:39 PM, Ted Groke <ted.n8mp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> At this time I'm in the process of constructing a DX Engineering Hexxagonal
> Beam Mark 2, their Part No. DXE-HEXX-5TAP-2. In' their description of the
> antenna they state the following, "The Mark 2 purposely excludes poorly
> functioning 6 meter elements that other hex beam manufacturers have added,
> to preserve the broadband hex beam antenna's 10 and 12 meter
> performance."So you may want to re-think adding 6 meters to your antenna.
> 
> You may also want to consider modifying your antenna with the DX
> Engineering's 5-band Stainless Steel Feeder System (DXE-HEXX-5FFP) and
> their Maxi-Core 20 Current Choke, 1:1, 5kW (DXE-MC20-FC) and Balun Mounting
> Kit (DXE-UN-BRKT-5A) to eliminate the feeder problems other hex beams have
> connecting the feedline to the antenna.
> 
> My comments and I hope your antenna works for you. I haven't been able to
> test my antenna as of yet because I'm going to mount the antenna on a tower
> next to my garage and I'm still in the process of getting the tower
> installed.
> 
> Best regards and 73 for now,
> 
> Ted N8MP
> 
> 
>> On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 9:37 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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