Tuesday, May 24, 2011

HF beam results - found my new project!

Here are my options for a directional HF antenna:

Multi-element Yagi - can't, too LARGE!
Butternut HF5B - smaller, but requires a minimum of 30 feet elevation
Spiderbeam - great name, but expensive/complex
Hexbeam - small, performs like a 2L Yagi, easy to build. WINNER!

I found a great set of build instructions for my first hex beam antenna:

And a supplier for the parts:

Very exciting!

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