7 BAND HF COBWEB ANTENNA - 1 KILOWATT RATING 

Hello from Ve8ap well I received one of these antennas a few days ago and I am still set back on how well this antenna is working and how well it’s built. I have my cobweb 40ft off the ground SWR was bang on and first stations I worked one in Indonesia and one in Japan and one Seattle and I asked to do a antenna comparison with my 2element tribander and this antenna around 26ft up I was shocked cobweb outdid the yagi by 1S unit. And did I mention the receive very quiet shockingly quiet on some bands. Keep making these Paul I love it and the footprint it takes up and performance can’t be beat

Just an interesting information: We call this type of antenna in Russia - Robinson! Because it looks like an umbrella of Robinson Cruzo during his stay on the island alone.

Just ordered the 6-band version after talking with a friend who has exactly the same and also has not a lot of space to put something bigger. :p

I have used the 5 band (40, 20, 18, 15, 10 meters) version of this with great success. Since I built my own, it was a hassle to tune it initially because although every band seem to have its own wire, the antenna actually works as a whole. So, tuning one wire affects the other bands and a lot of going back and forth among each wire is required. But once done properly, the result is great. It is considered a "compromise" antenna because of its small(ish) size but actually it matches or out performs many larger sized ones. My only con on it was the lack of 80m band. It is possible to add it but it requires a much bigger and stronger support frame (=heavier and more prone to wind damage) for the length of the wire required which kinda defeats the purpose of having a cobweb.

It looks like you have your Spectrum Scope on HIGH sensitivity for the 2D display. Do not know why Yaesu would have this as a default? Works much better when NORMAL is selected! Your Tx peaks are off the screen. Most of the time I have my CENTER SPAN on 10kHz, so that I can see the quality of the incoming signal better (1kHz per box). Even though your VSWR was not too bad, why not use your built-in tuner to bring it down even further? Enjoyed the video! 73 John N2KBE

Nice review Matt. The fact they come pre cut and assembled is a huge plus. Which poles did you use to mount them? Are these swaged by any chance?

sounds like a good antenna. Wish I had bought it rather than the cheap crap MFJ cobweb antenna I have. Rather support a person than a company and rather have a better made version as well.

Great design pre-built and easy to deploy. This is on my wishlist.

These green zipties are reusable witch latching mechsnism. U can use them multiple times.

I had mine from the man himself, good overall performance. Out performs EFHW and the higher the band the better. No need for external ATU on mine bearing in mind the spreaders are plastic and mine is about 35’ off the ground and can be lowered to sit in the apex of the roof - so it has a low profile as far as the neighbours are concerned. Hexbeam would be the next step but going without is cheaper than a divorce🤪 73 de M0AZE Mike

What software are you using with your VNA?

Brilliant review, thoroughly enjoyed watching this (for the 3rd time lol). I currently have a Prosistel PST1524TV Vee antenna 40/20/15/10 but with each leg pointing skywards 18ft (at an angle), it does attract a bit of attention and I am thinking of replacing it. It is brilliant on 40m and 3 S points stronger than my inverted L. But it is not very good on TX/RX on 10m - which, you were noticing with the Cobweb (has this improved at all ?). A question I do have, how has it been in strong winds, I know you have the mast guyed but how does the antenna get on ? Best wishes and thanks again for your review :) Steve G4KIV / G1G

Ive had one of these antennas from Paul for about 6 months.I also have had Hexbeams in the past.This antenna isnt as good as a hex but its damn close.Im in WNY and the anteena hasnt seen winter yet.I think it will be just fine.This antenna is at 35 feet and works great!

What software is this

oh just a FYI the SWR goes all out of wack in the rain :)

Great video which convinced me. Just ordered mine.

Have this same antenna. It has survived 2.5 years of west of Ireland weather with no issues. Outperforms my inverted L by 2 s points on most bands.

Been using this same antenna from Paul for a few months now with great results. Other than the fact that the SWR changes in the rain its been a great performer. Mine is just above the peak of my roof so low profile but is better than my end fed when crossing the pond so to speak. I used your video as an assembly guide but the version he sends to the US is cut down for overseas shipping. Thanks.

Hi Mathew I too have one of these cobweb antennas too the one I have from Paul Koshaolin from Poland is the same as yours. What an antenna the boy can sure make them.. I've had 5200 qso in 3 months 125 countries with conditions still to peak..with this antenna. Only downside is Skin effect with the wet weather you'll find the VSWR shoot up and require to use your tuner to make amends. Great vid as always @Tech Minds As a side note I would drill a small hole in the underside of the grey chocolate block outer box as a breather hole otherwise the innards tend to swell and rust with condensation and ice

Does anyone know if Paul still builds these? I'd love to get one, but the ebay site doesn't exist anymore and his website AWK Antennas seems to be down, too 😕

Я сам сделал аналогичный, но прикрепил его к концу горизонтального кронштейна и использую в вертикальной поляризации, поэтому он чувствителен к направлению и я могу его вращать. HA4GBJ, Анатолий I built a similar one myself, but I attach it to the end of a horizontal bracket and use it in vertical polarization, so it is direction sensitive and I can rotate it. HA4GBJ, Anatoliy

wow, that is pretty cool! He will really rock the ham world if he builds a Hex Beam along those same lines.. Has anyone tried to hang their laundered clothes on that, yet? BTW- "Gravity assist" never works in my favor. 73, -K1QS. neat design!

Curious, did you use the VNA to test 40 and 80 metres? (despite it not being "for" those bands ?

yes i have just ordered the same one the antenna im using at the moment is the 80m uk antennas endfed the same as your using and although its good for inter g stations its not that good for dx in the configuration i have it in with having a small garden. i noticed the two butterfly nuts on the box am i right in thinking you can put ladderline on it if so ill order some 450ohm stuff 73 great video from m7byf in skelmersdale

Bloody good value Mat and being able to collapse it for portable ops is great! Cheers Chris Gm4zji

NIce one Matt its agreat antenna had mine for over a year now and so far so goos and as you know we used the other one one the G8AMC field day

I have this antenna.. Brilliant 👏

These antennas always remind me of the rotary washing line.tyanks for the video.have a great day all.

Good Video Matt. Have a cobwebb being delivered tomorrow

Thanks for a nice review. With such a good product I have a feeling Paul will be busy. 73 Chris G7OGX

Clean and powerful both in RX and DX, love it. a solid signal into Zagreb? wowser!.

The performance of the antenna is impressive, but unfortunately there is another disadvantage. We now had 30 cm of fresh snow which completely destroyed my antenna. The radials are now just hanging down, freed from the snow. It is therefore not suitable for winter because the radials are not braced.

Yes, I have had this exact antenna for 2 years with great success. It is 13.5m high and can easily accommodate a 3-element shortened beam. But it also has two properties that can be very disadvantageous. 1. It reacts extremely when it rains - the SWR often shifts down to 300 khz. (strangely only very little in snow) 2. It has an extremely narrow band but can usually be retuned with the internal tuner. Otherwise, I have never had a more powerful omnidirectional antenna.

remined me of old cloth line of the 60's

is there any forward gain with these antennas like you have with a beam?

Yes this intro music I've been trained to get hyped for a new episode when it plays. 😉 Cool episode.

was there any additional costs to have this sent to the UK over and above the P+P now that we're no longer in the EU?

Art, high quality art, worthy of display in any of the Earths finest galleries!!

How does it do in bad weather ? Being in Scotland we dont get a lot if good weather 😅😅😅 , seller on ebay says tuning goes way out in wet weather .

Thank You very much

Great music! Good video…

Thanks for this review. I got the 40m version of this and love it.

Nice review of what looks like a great antenna. Too bad it does not cover 30m and 40m, otherwise I would get one. Tnx fer this video, Matt. 73 de Arnie W8DU

I use the 7+3 from 73 Antennas. It covers these 7 Bands. 7,10,14,18,21,24,29,Mhz. Added frequencies with antenna tuner are 1.8, 3.6 and 5 Mhz. I have Yagis for VHF and UHF. They may be "compromise" antennas. But they are great for those of us with small yards and no place for vertical ground radials.

How are you getting on with the cobweb antenna.have you worked much dx ?

I might try making one of these. Wire is cheap. It doesn't look too big. G4GHB

Who makes this?

I was curious what kind of mast are you using for the cobweb antenna?

I have this same antenna and use it portable on a 25ft push up flag pole. VFB TX & RX performance.

Thanks for sharing, nice antenna. 73 Leo

That is pretty cool.. Thank you for sharing!

I bought one of these last year. It's really well made and works well, but is little more than a dipole on 4 and 6 mts. It also goes out of tune when it rains.

Looks good and the new regulation in respect to how far away it needs to be away from the public would not be difficult, it would be quite easy to conform to the new regulations.

how long did it take to come from poland just ordered one of him

Hey Tech love the videos brother. have you ever looked into GSM Data Receivers?

Thank you for the review - very informative!

Mat for receiving outside of the cut bands ,how does it do? Tim

great review matey however hes doubled the price lol was gonna order one but not at the new price :D

What radio is that is that a Yaesu radio that's a beautiful scope

i have one also but having a lot of Problems with my one.

How do I contact him and order and information on cost

where can i get my hands on one,nothing on ebay

Nice information for inverted umbrella antenna 👍👌

What do you use for the mast?

At what point was he +20?

Nice review mate. Cheers from VK.

ebay link only shows 6 bands ?

Unfortunately, he is out of stock or so it appears. This looks like an interesting take on the design

Cheers Mat, ordered this today hopefully can put it to use in Bulgaria over the holidays !!!

Thanks!

Nice video, thanks a lot very interesting. As far as I know the cobweb is directional, it's basically a 2 element yagi right? I didn't see a rotator so are you just pointing in the direction you use most or maybe you have the "teenager rotator" deployed for that? 🤣

Matt do you have any problems when it rains?

Not sure when you bought this but did you have to pay any import duties/vat extra? I’m really tempted to give this antenna a try.

Looks like a washing line. 👍😂

Wow, he's doubled the price sice your review !!

I had the same antenna you need an external atu and when is rainy the swr gone very high . I tried the uk version much better when is rainy no high swr at all

++++++++++++++INTERESTING++++++BUT IN AUSTRALIA+++++++ADELAIDE+++++++SOUTH AUATRALIA (WHERE I'm AT WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED 12 WATTS PEP ON SIDEBAND CB+++++++BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS LINEAR AMPLIFIERS++++++THERE'S A THOUGHT ???

Fantastic vid mat well done sir VK2OMG 👌👌👌

I bought one of these a few weeks ago, paul has put a lot of thought into his build had some really good contacts check them out on my Qrz M7PLD..