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I would like to see what the difference would be between a transformer like this and different kinds of matching networks. Also radiation strength of an endfed vs a center fed antenna system. That being said, a lot of this might be splitting hairs as the ground losses with the way antennas are deployed in the field is usually knocking off a few DB. Thanks for the videos!

Does the size of the fish help the Q of the antenna?

I have exactly the same battery and charger as you mate. I've noticed also that it won't charge at 20 amps, the maximum charge it seems to settle at is 15.6 amps. As you say it must be to do with the charger. Thanks for a great video 👍

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Why are the radials so long?

I've watched this video several times. I finally got off my kiester and made it! I had to buy a meter, but wanted one anyhow. I had fin with this project. It works! I still have to tune just a bit... thanks for making this video. Very articulate! Well done kind sir.

Nice Colin, where do you get your wire from

Hello, and that you for all your video also for the time you take to share your work. I have a question I build an end fed using the new toroid and the winding method you use. My problem is that I have a good vswr on 40 and 20 but on 10 meters it at 5:2 very high on 10 meters. Any suggestions that would help bring 10 meters lower on loss

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Colin, Thanks for working out and sharing the details of your hex beam build. You have inspired me to gathering and fabricating parts for the antenna.

I feel like you and the hexbeam have a relationship similar to that of Dr. Xavier and the Cerebro! Of course, you have better HAM powers than him!

Colin, are you going to make a permanent version??

Great job Colin, and a excellent end product. I have often thought about building one, which would not be a problem for me, being a carpenter and ex electronics engerneer, but with my time focused on being on the air everyday , and the height required to get more gain than I already get from my vertical array, would require a tower etc, and more cost and time. But a great project, and I hope many folk do build your hex, and that will give them the gain to contact me here in zl. Although I work plenty of uk op,s running qrp with a simple vertical, so don't dispare those who cannot have a hex. Well done mate, 73 zl3xdj.

Velcro cable ties make life substantially smoother. Not burning time untangling cables all the time is so nice. The really thin ones don't pick up random stuff from the ground as much too.

Ive been able to put up at my forever home an SP6CYN Hex beam which ive had in my possession for 2yrs and as an M7AUC im loving it but ive told lots of people of what you have done and your amazing cheers

Good night, Colin. Excelent video. Congratulation. Greeting from Julio👍😃

Brilliant video!!

I'll hold off till the new bit is tried out but keep at it bud good work and thanks for the how to vids.

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Colin, very helpful indeed, thank you. I'm looking to put up a vertical doublet, 10m total height. The DX commander looks good enough, and also the Spiderbeam. There won't be any lateral force at the top, only half way down at the feed point, so I should think either of these will do nicely. I'll guy it as well. Many thanks!

I keep worrying about wire gauge for my antennas, but then I remembered no, it is the transformer that I need to worry about over-powering, so now I'm back to rewatching all of your EFHW videos all over again!

I found a very similar mast by searching amazon for light bulb changing poles (for very high, vaulted ceilings) and discovered that if doesn't say anything about HAM radio, the same item is sold much cheaper for other purposes. I paid less than $50 for mine, but the clamps are strong plastic, not metal, so yours will probably last longer.

This is a great design! Now I want to build one!!!

Seems like this is a easier fix than making a new base plate! Glad you thought of it!

This is a cool choke! What is it? 4:1?

That choke is rather simple, looking forward to seeing the results!

I love your attention to detail! The deburring tool, where did you get that? I do tons of 3-D printing and I have a C&C machine, so a tool like that would help me a lot!

It is a lot of fun seeing the small challenges that come up, and your milestones in reattacking each challenge to get past them!

That sounds crystal clear!!! FANTASTIC BUILD!!!

That base plate sound like an old American TV show, bigger, stronger, faster, gentlemen, we can build it! (the six million dollar man). I think I like your antenna better!

This is a great primer on the moxon! I've been ignoring the moxon, but you are making me want to experiment!

I have a home brew 0.64 wave vertical. I did away with the matching transformer by using a 4 element capacitance hat. It really helped the bandwidth too and no matching device. Ben VK8GC

Colin, I really appreciate you empathizing with those of us (me!) that can't necessarily fund a big project every time they want to try a new experiment! You are a HAM's HAM!!! This is a great ongoing contribution to the entire HAM community!!!

I wound the autotransformer as you've shown. I then checked it using resistors as you've shown in one of your videos. Everything looked good, but when I actually put a real antenna on it, the SWR was very high (almost 3:1). I may try the 56:1 winding to see if that works better. I'm using the 26432511002 core that you recommend. Do you use a counterpoise on your end feds? I'm pretty sure I did something wrong, and so far I'm not sure what that would be? Thanks for everything you've done!!

There is a Rig Expert free down load and you can connect via a usb cable to your computer and your RigExpert and shows a sweep graph across the whole range and giving reactance and SWR and so on.

I bought one for my IC705 after watching your video sounds a lot better than radio which I found distorted when turning up the volume. Sounds clear on SSB I can make stations out better with this speaker 👍 73 M7GHW

Drilled the holes for the split rings today,put the clamps on the center post for all the bands also. Coming along slowly but surely. Really enjoying this project Colin. Thank you Mick

Genius. I made a 4 element 10 meter quad back in the 80’s with an aluminum boom and mast mount so I know the thought process. Your Moxon is inspiring. 73

Thanks so much for this Colin. I have nearly completed mine as per your instructions, and it is looking great. Last thing to do is make the wires, however on your spreadsheet the lengths seem to be different to the recalculated lengths on your sheets in the video. Are the lengths on the spreadsheet your final lengths for the 1mm stainless steel wire?

Hi Colin do you have a shopping list of all the parts including the spreaders arms and centre post etc that you could make available to me? Cheers Peter

How many watts is that good for?

Top job. Looking forward to the 15m to 10m build. Thanks G0INL

Colin, first of all, loved the delivery in this one, and the hexbeam series in general! Quick question: for buidling transformers up to 100 W, what diameter/awg/swg enamelled copper wire would you recommend so that it's easy to work with, and do you have a favourite supplier?

Great work colin Regards Steve

Good night, Colin. Excelent video. Very interesting. Congratulation. 👍😀😀