Spider

The construction of the hexbeam started in earnest this weekend.

Here is the base with booms attached, no wires yet:

First, I brought in the tension cords to pull each rod in and up. Then I measured and attached the 10m, 15m and 20m driver & reflector wire sets. Here is the final product:

Weatherproofed and tested continuity - all checked out!

Now the trick - mounting on a base. I can lift the whole antenna with no trouble, but PVC as a base is out of the question because of wobble - here is my first mounting try.

I think a steel 1-inch pole will work nicely here.