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Reviews For: Hexbeam: G3TXQ by SP7IDX

Category: Antennas: HF: Yagi, Quad, Rotary dipole, LPDA

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Review Summary For : Hexbeam: G3TXQ by SP7IDX
Reviews: 199MSRP: 530
Description:
UPDATE FROM THE COMPANY AFTER THE DEATH OF FOUNDER WALDI, SP7IDX: “We will do our best to fulfill orders already placed. Due to the enormous know-how that only Waldi had, this may take some time. At the moment, we are organizing official and financial matters. In the next one, we will decide on steps related to orders, which we will keep you informed about.Please be patient and understanding. For our part, we will do everything to ensure that Waldi retains the highest respect and good name in the radio industry." A professionally engineered High-Quality,Heavy Duty, Light
Weight, Plug and Play no tuning necessary SIX amateur radio
bands 20-17-15-12-10-6 meters broadband hexagonal beam wire
antenna.Easy and quick to assembly. Made from high quality
components. Antenna designed by G3TXQ and made by SP7IDX.
More info on his website.
Product is not in production
More Info: http://sp7idx-hexbeam.eu
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
151994.9
DF4IAF Rating: 2020-08-24
Nice antenna. Mark III HD Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I ordered the antenna towards the end of 2019 because of the many positive reviews and was not disappointed. The antenna is broadband, antenna tuner is not needed on any of the bands. Had measured the radiation diagram in the 20 meter band with WSPR and a receiving station 50 km away, the forward-back ratio was a little over 20 dB. Can recommend the antenna to everyone, also fits in a small house.
GI0BDX Rating: 2020-07-24
Great multiband antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Ordered Waldis Hexbeam on june2nd ,arrived 3 weeks later ,great workmanship ,easy to put together swr avg 1.2 all bands ,rises a little with rain fall . So far I have managed to work some nice dx E51,Kl7,Kh6,Bd,E20,YB Ja,Vu,Vk Ce Bx ,can’t wait for cycle 25 to really test this piece of kit out
DL3OP Rating: 2020-07-10
Nice Antenna from SP7IDX Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have recently received and built up Waldis hexbeam. The processing is good, very high quality materials and the first functional tests are ok.
DB1PC Rating: 2020-07-10
Superb antenna Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Purchased the antenna in February 2020. Delievered allmost 3 months later because of Corona and that he is a 1 man team at present, but its worth the time of waiting.
Exellent materials ,easy build up, no tuning needet.
And works just great.
Support by Waldi is max.24 Hours by email.
Thanks Waldi for this superb antenna !!!!
SM0HEV Rating: 2020-06-29
Great workmanship! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Got the antenna from Waldi in 6 weeks + 1 week shipping. Assembled the antenna i 4-5 hours after finding the assembly instructions on the web (couldn’t find it on Waldi’s site :( ). The workmanship and quality of components are excellent. Every piece fits exactly as it should. No tuning was necessary SWR was below 1:1.5 on all bands, except 6m where it is flat around 1:2 over the whole band. Mounted the antenna on a Spiderbeam HD 14.5m rotatable push-up Alu-mast with an AlphaSPID RAK rotor at the bottom. Fits perfectly in the top tube of that mast - just make sure to get a Cobolt-steel drill or similar to negotiate the stainless steel center post for the bolt securing it to the mast tubing).
Great performance as I can see after a couple of days of operation.My first impression says 1-2 S-units better than my old AV620 vertical, 6m above ground level.
Very good value for money !
G3ZXZ Rating: 2020-06-09
Value for money. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Purchased the hexbeam from Waldi, took about 2 months to arrive which considering the virus situation was pretty good. All parts were top quality and assembly took about 4 hours from start to finish. I found to achieve the lowest SWR the loops have to be exactly symmetrical. Achieved 1.16 on 14160, 1.02 on 18150,1.17 on 21200,1.25 on 24900 and 1.18 on 28600, I did not put the 6m loop on as I have little interest there.
Prior to the hexbeam I had a Cushcraft MA5B minibeam, I have to say the hexbeam is 3/4 S points better. As a comparison to my G7FEK wire antenna, a signal of S1/2 on the G7FEK is S8/9 on the hexbeam.
So initial results seem very positive, broken some pile ups already...Thanks Waldi for a super antenna. Go and buy one to work the DX.
SP7NL Rating: 2020-05-12
Very Good Job MARK IV Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Excellent antenna at a good price, very good quality components, I have the latest version of MARK IV and I am very happy with this antenna.
Very high quality materials, SWR on all bands is satisfactory and does not require any tuning.
Very good contact with Waldi SP7IDX.
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DL1KNO Rating: 2020-05-11
HexBeam Mark IV Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I received my HexBeam three weeks ago. Communication with Waldi was always good. The quality of the antenna is very good and I was able to install it on an 8 m mast without any problems. In the meantime, I had a lot of nice QSOs around the world. I highly recommend this antenna and would buy it again.
SQ5LTT Rating: 2020-04-28
Antenna Hexbbeam Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The hexbeem is made very very solidly. After the installation does not require tuning. Contact and help from SP7IDX very good.
Thank you for a very good product.
KG6ADQ Rating: 2020-04-25
Nice antenna! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Item arrived packed well, and instructions were clear. Waldi answers his email and is helpful. Mine arrived missing a few of the plastic cable brackets, but he sent those out right away. Very high quality material and assembly is straightforward. You might want to get help installing on a tower as even though it is light, it can be tricky to do by yourself (as I now know). But anyhow, it all worked out ok and its performing well. I have mine on an ATU but it doesnt require much to get a low SWR. I do recommend it for anyone who needs a lightweight antenna and not enough room for a beam. Only workd 20M-6M, so for 40M and below still need the random wire. Nice Antenna!