A 6 Meter Two Element Beam for Restricted Spaces

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Our Field Day is coming up, so we decided to build one for the 6 meter band and demonstrate the fun that can be had building and experimenting with antennas!
This is a Moxon antenna and it is a popular directional 2 element beam antenna that takes up less space (70%) than a standard yagi.
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0:00 We're gonna build a Moxon
0:52 What is a Moxon Antenna?
1:55 Bending the aluminium
5:36 Check the element lengths
6:29 Antenna measurements
8:58 Rivet Nuts & Stauff Clamps
10:33 Boom design
11:08 I don't own the Field Day Van
12:28 What balun to use
13:38 Oops...
16:06 It's coming together
17:54 Macgyver it!
18:39 Testing and tuning
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5 июл 2024

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@HamRadioDX Год назад

Another SUPER SIMPLE Antenna to Build for 6 Meters! 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4h7UGNbWmsY.html

@radiotests Год назад

Hayden, you and the VK folks give more to amateur radio than any group on earth. I'm proud to know you. Moxon is a great choice for antennas and knowing the radius deduction is important. Now folks know where old lawn chairs go to die. 🤣

@HamRadioDX Год назад

Haha thanks Craig, appreciate your support 👍

@mm3nrx Год назад

used a moxon for 10m for years, a top performance gain antenna in a small package. I made a 10m version with a 6m parasitic element and it rocks.

@AnthonyJones-vk6xq Год назад

When you get ten minutes go and order any of Les Moxons books from the RSGB, the guy was a genius..........

@signalscout6020 Год назад

Just like my neighborhood, but with yutes! Even the plumbers crack is the same.

@vlfreak Год назад

love the moxon, built my first for the 11m band a while back, it was my first (and a great) directional antenna

@williherberich5483 Год назад

How are the SWR...

@K5YVY Год назад

I was #65 to click 👍 , I also saw "Moxon" and smelt a Chuck KK6USY, nice to see Moxon talk in VK :)

@californiakayaker 6 месяцев назад

I've got Les Moxon's book, and, there all called Moxon's .... HF antennas for all locations G6XN orig 1982 reprint 1995 N6GRG

@gazzas123 Год назад

I have made a 2m moxon as i wanted the front to back radio. I works very well. I made the separation and mounting brackets on my 3d printer.

@thomasmanson1119 Год назад

I love that “Hippotenus” shirt!

@pleasetryme Год назад

this antenna is cool, i was thinking could it be done in copper tube with pre made right angles without needing a bending machine

@johnny242001 Год назад

I have a Wimo badged 6/4m Moxon, and it’s construction is very similar to this, complete with the Stauff clamps. Their reflector comes as two pieces so uses two clamps and the metal is bridged of course. I think the gap for the feed is a little larger than 10mm, but probably not by much.

@snakezdewiggle6084 Год назад

Radio began in Europe after the Metric System was adopted. The primary gave-away begins with Band Designation, 160m, 80m ... 6m, 2m, 1.25m, etc. Then we have, Kilo Cycles (kcs)... Imperial differs from continent to continent. Imperial is for Ludyts.

@VK3TWO Год назад

Great laugh watching this! Great work guys!

@Dusty_Ham Год назад

What a cool antenna build. Now I just need a 6m radio and a bit of space so I have an excuse to build one!

@temporarilyoffline Год назад

Looks like great fun

@HamRadioDX Год назад

It was!

@DK5ONV Год назад

Frigging awsome... 💯🤘

@TonyLing Год назад

5:10 blissfully Imperial free

@K5YVY Год назад

I just felt that PL-259 comment at 14:10 about being perfect then realizing you forgot the screw on sleeve.....

@robertgarland9342 Год назад

Yep they call that an "Oh SHit" moment.

@HamRadioDX Год назад

Lol everyone has done it!

@vlfreak Год назад

and its always the most perfect connector youve ever fitted off.. except for that part, grrr! 🙄😂

@maurasmith-mitsky762 Год назад

Like the lite beer commercial…”Tastes great. Less filling.”

@n8sdr473 Год назад

Really Like my 6M and 2M Moxons- they perform as well as 3 elements with a better F/B

@thomasmanson1119 Год назад

In some places they’re called Rivnuts.

@johnyoung1128 Год назад

In the aviation business a nutsert is called a “ rivnut”

@TG9AJR Год назад

Thanks!

@HamRadioDX Год назад

Thanks Juan!

@TG9AJR Год назад

@@HamRadioDX Hope to see you on the Magic Band, 73

@Trent28888 Год назад

U could make a smaller version which i think is about 10% smaller and make it into a super moxon

@TonyLing Год назад

9:44 Rivnuts

@andrewjanetzki Год назад

It’s a pity that the bottom portion of 6m is where the primary SSB & digital activity resides. I don’t think too many hang out on 52.100 for the standard license holders. The 6m band could have so much more potential.

@HamRadioDX Год назад

With the new class license change, Standards will get access to the whole of 6m, so hopefully that will increase activity!

@DonzLockz Год назад

Good and solid with aluminium, very impressive.👍 Imperial is a dirty word!... so is mandatory that plumbers butt crack!😆 I need some new tools. Is imperial aluminum cheaper than metric aluminium?🤔😆👍

@HamRadioDX Год назад

😂

@barrybogart5436 Год назад

Imperial AlumINIUM must be Sterling.

@vk6microwavegroupvk6uw9 Год назад

Just moved my 2 ele 6 mtr moxon to a new tower yesterday, now the damn thing is playing up, did you ever decide on a balun ? 73 de Keith VK6KB

@gauthammr7382 Год назад

Which software you used to remove background noise and clear speech in this video ❤️

@HamRadioDX Год назад

None

@paulepruss Год назад

@@HamRadioDX 'corse not - it's "Straian", clearest speech in the world! In fact, some new broadcasts employ Australian voiceovers just to clear up poor audio recordings.

@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures Год назад

Awesome build Guys, and as I like to Moxon or go home Lol

@HamRadioDX Год назад

Chuck! Is this build KK6USY approved?

@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures Год назад

@@HamRadioDX it sure is! Al u minium is the way to go if you can.

@hyperionsixzeroeight5064 Год назад

what type of motorized mast is that? Looks expensive. How about a video on the mast?

@HamRadioDX Год назад

It is a hydraulic mast. I've done a couple of videos. Toward the end of this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q_QAPBcqJMs.html and this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nx41wrFVYvE.html

@captain-Luca-is0hmz 6 месяцев назад

it doesn't make much sense to build a Moxon for the 6 m band, the antennas are very compact, perhaps a Deltaloop or cubical quad would be better if we're talking about field antennas, otherwise a Yagi Uda 7 fullsize elements 73 de ISØHMZ Luca