OK5IM Yagi Antenna assembly & installation under my HexBeam

Correction: Antenna boom length is 1,75m (not 1,5m)
Antenna gain: on 144MHz - 8,4 dBd and on 432MHz - 8,8 dBd
OK5IM original website: ok5im.com/ant144432.html
OK5IM Yagi Antenna shop: www.radio-shop.cz/144-432-mhz...
Diamond MX-62M Duplexer: www.dxengineering.com/parts/d...
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[@arildoaparecidocosta5729]

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[@pavelmilanescosta8696]

Does the dipole connection has a Balun inside? or the size I think it does not.
It's a little overlook detail that can skew the radiation pattern and NOT affect the SWR, if the outer part of the coaxial is connected directly to one of the elements without any balanced to unbalanced adaptation it can absorb/radiate RF and noise disturbing radiation pattern and raising your noise floor.
Normally a few turns of the coax do the trick on VHF/UHF, but for that issue the connector is to close to the bottom for my taste.
But its a great design I built one in the past like that for satellite works

[@QRP.lifestyle]

Oh wow we have 100% same setup. I have also a hexbeam and exact the same 5/8el Yagi

[@DavidCurrie-lo9jd]

Hi There Love your Video! bur cannot seem to locate this Yagi antenna my FT950 in the UK?

[@mevlutkc]

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[@tonym7cvk430]

Well made Paul looks very good quality product M7CVK

[@OM0ET]

Yes, it is. Pity I didn't buy a bigger one, lol

[@basshorseman998]

Paul, any of these products for the US? and in English prices? I'm in the market for a 5ele 144 myself

[@OM0ET]

Hi Tom, please send an email to the seller and try to ask him for antenna in english. Here is this email: [e-mail]

[@basshorseman998]

@@OM0ET Thanks Paul

[@cesargalvan3750]

Good video, im planning to do the same, the Tower Will be 40 ft height, how tall is this hexbeam?, saludos XE2GRC

[@OM0ET]

Hexbeam is approx.1.5m tall

[@husabyrr6496]

C'est bizarre pas d'adaptation d'impédance. 75 to 50

[@CecetaEdmundas]

Can anybody explain how the matching unit for this antenna is build?

[@OM0ET]

Matching unit is an open dipole, center core of the coax is connected to one arm and shield connected to the second arm.

[@pavelmilanescosta8696]

No matching, direct connection of the two halves of the dipole to coax, like and HF dipole, there is an harmonic relation between the 2m & 70cm elements, these are are excited and works.