So nice to see you and your dad having fun. I miss my dad and the times like these we had together. Cherish every moment with him. Best of health and happiness to you and your family, Keith Kg2ix
Such a nice video!! I love how the two of you have fun. I talk to F4VUP regularly on the bands, but to see you both is also special! 73 de HA7RJA - Rob
Thank you Rob! Yes we had a great time. When i was a little boy i always watched my dad playing radio and work with electronics. Later had my CB stuff and later my Full. In that time you found me on the roof many times for myself or assisting my dad. in between that time and this video was about 25-30 years becouse we both parked the hobby . but we still work great together. it was a good time together. 73
Very nice antenna array your dad has. There are a few of those around here, but they have a tendency to go faulty from icing and wind in winter. Great for more moderate climate in France. 73' and enjoy you vacation? Tony.
Very nice video, Tony. I can see where you get your penchant for precision in your work. Good to see the foreman (forewoman?) show up near the end to keep you boys in line!
Excellent video Tony. Nice to take time out with and help family! Great weather too :) I misread the title and thought you were adding a 40m (Height) option! Was wondering how you were going to support that... Not a HAM operator myself, but have a few rigs and do listen to you lot :) Currently have a spider mast in the loft. 73's to you both. Excellent camera work by the way! :)
Thank you Stephen... i thought the same and have no idea what to do with all the pipes i brought :)) .. coming from you, that the camera work is good, means a lot to me, as you helped me a lot in the start... Thanks!..
Hé Gerard en Tony! Wat leuk dat ik zomaar jullie film binnenloop. Lekker klusje om 40m in de spider erbij op te nemen en meteen maar 50mHz erbij. Dit is dan ool uitstekend antenneweer dus goede keuze. Ik wens jullie succes, tel je vingers achteraf en doe de groetjes daar, ook van Trudy (PE1NIKS) :-)
Hi both of you, Well I have had one of Ant Hex beams with 40m add on and the exstream weather kit for about 3 years. My hex beam is on top of my other antenna on the tower and is about 27m from the ground. The antenna works really well and I use it manly for the higher band but it is very quite on recieve which is important for me as my station is at my works QTH in the middle of an industrial estate. The problem I suffer with is birds sitting on the antenna's. Next week I have 30m cherry picker to repair the 20m element which has broken due weight of the birds. I will also do some maintenance on all the antenna unfortunately I can not tilt the tower enough to work on all sides. Love your tilt system. The 40m element works very well and is about 4-5 S points down on my main 40m antenna but has a much wide focus and allows me to pull station out which I am not pointing at. My works QTH is very near to the sea well 100m to the river and 2km from the english channel and Ants weather kit has been fantastic winds last week were 88khm on the weather station and the hex beam just flexs. You will have great fun and I hope to work you soon 73 Richard M0UOO
Great video, nice and straight forward with minimal talking and much more demonstrating. Thank you so much. Two questions? The extra beam looked like it was dual band perhaps 6m and 4m? Elements too small for another band. The extra tilt over part at the top, can that be locked or does it require another winch and cable? De Spence M0STO
Thank you!, i am not sure about the beam, i think it was just 6m. the tilt plate can be locked, but because of the weight of all of it above we had a small portable manual winch to help it tilt.
Hello, from the video, the telescopic mast seems very very solid and well built. Do you have by chance any pictures, and/or some advice ato share, as I'd like to build one similar ?
Hey Tony! Da’s andere koek zeg! Dit is bij je pa denk ik zo? Wel een heel grote omgekeerde paraplu. Voor het serieuze werk en zo te zien heb je het allemaal niet van een vreemde 😉. Veel plezier samen ermee. 👍🏻
I live in a block of flats 13 meters high and I want to hang the antenna 3 meters above the flat roof. What will be the effective height of the antenna - 16 meters or 3 meters??
Having a clear view is the best i think. if 3 meters is enough to go over the other buildings around, it should be good to.. if you flat builing is serrounded by other big buildings, maybe 16 is better for a clear view. 3 will be stronger constructions, so depends also on your weather what is the best to do.
Great video , I will ck your dad's web site to see if you have more info on the base , the telescopic tower and the 90 degree bending arm at the base of the hex . brilliant set up . kn6jvs 73's
Hello and thank you for this video. I did the same transformation with also the 30 meter. The 40m is a dipole shortened in X, I built everything, extension support in tracer. To put a 6m below do you have a minimum space under the hexabeam? THANKS. I found you for my next project "Siglent SSA3021X PLUS" 73's Thank you for your videos to you 2 and the family. F6EII
Thank you Ralf! the 6mtrs is gone, we had a problem with strong weather.. also last winter sadly due to too much ice on the wires, my dads hex beam broke, he is now looking for a stronger model better resistant to the EU winter weather and strong winds. Interesting your 30 meters modification, nice! 73, Tony PE1ONS
@@mikevhx5682 Deze is helaas met ijs en sneeuw stuk gegaan door het gewicht van het ijs. Mijn vader heeft nu een sterkere variant gevonden uit de UK. maar delevertijd is heel lang
Hi Marco, if i remember correct, the first beam was from Poland, but it broke so now he has one from GB .. this one now also broke... its very windy there in FR
Hi Tony. Wow that antenna is pretty wicked man. I keep wanting to get into 40 Meters, but I just love my 10 meter setup. Would 40 meter be good for talking skip from Canada to Europe?. Also I love the pool greenhouse. I actually never seen one before, until watching this video. Now I want one for my pool. Does it work well? Thanks for sharing 😀
Hi Andrew! not sure 40 mtrs is good for such long distance, maybe my dad knows, he is a real Ham.. but they do a round every day around europe, and that works fine. The pool greenhouse is an Abri, is works very well if you have a lot of tries and leaves around the pool and it keeps the water more stable in winter. and you can slide it open to the back if you want it open in summer
Hallo Leo, hij staat nu nog op de laagste stand, maar hij komt prima mee met de Hi Endfed, minder storing ook. dus als hij omhoog gaat straks, verwacht ik dat hij nog beter is.
If i remember correct sellers in UK and Poland, one seems stronger build than the other, i forgot who is which. if you life outside EU, you prob be better off to just google Hex Beam for a local dealer.
