Ham Radio Antenna | The Buddihex by Buddipole, Inc. 

Thanks for a no-nonsense video!

It's that easy and that good. I was one of the beta testers for the proof of concept model. This add's a whole new dimension to the art of portable ham radio operation. I had the pre-production model up 24/7 in the Florida sun, rain and wind for over a year with no damage from UV or moisture. The Mastwerks mast and tripod is the perfect companion for the BuddiHEX. Thanks for a great video guy's.

You might ask Chris to send you the assembly post that makes bending over not necessary. Once assembled just remove the post and mount the antenna. Also, place a small pennant or ribbon on the open (director) end so you know which direction it points to.

great, guys - not a lots of unnecessary talks, walking the dog in between, just on the spot!👍🏻

I just got mine the day this video came out. (9/4). This is so well designed and thought out. My club will be seeing it at this Saturday's meet-up.

Nice video!! This is definitely a field portable antenna. If you lived in an apartment/condo/townhome, and had a little bit of common space outside, it would be too large to set up. If you had a house in an HOA area, it would be a really nice backyard antenna to use when operating and take down when not in use. One observation with this or the original Buddipole, if you are taking it to a park or something, you definitely want to make sure you are there for quite some time and band conditions are good, as both types of antenna do take some extra time to set up over using something like a linked dipole. I definitely see this targeted to the POTA and HOA restricted crowd, or the regular homeowner with a small .25 acre suburban lot. I know Budd and Chris have allowed many restricted hams an opportunity to put up one of the best compromise antennas you can get and be able to enjoy the hobby despite HOA or lot size issues. :-)

Woooow, you guys did an amzing job, right on. Mission accomplished...that's a straight 11 out of 10 possible points to reach. Ranks and Honors going out to you from SW-Germany. Keep up good work & 73's de Your Friend Uncle Guenter. Happy sunday...👍👍👍

great video I really like this antenna. thanks for showing how to put it all together. 73

Great video and so simple to assemble! Looks like a great location on that ridge, Doug. Everyone will want one of these antennas.

I like your S9 cricket level. 😆

LOVE that radio-meter T-shirt!!

Hey, that antenna looks familiar!! Haha great job guys!

Awesome video guys! I need to get me one of these!

Great video!!! New subscriber

Another pro tip: do 6m 1st, work your way out to 20m. That’d be less stepping over wires, I’d think.

Great video guys always wondered about a hex meme thought it was too big of a hassle until I saw you guys show us how to set it up step by step awesome video 73s kb-0uzz

Hey Make sure you let us know when Doug starts up his channel. I have created my channel but I haven't uploaded anything yet. Been fighting a summer cold so I haven't started filming. Congrats on the great activation.

Can you tell us more about the bandwith? Swr plot for each band

Great vid guys 👍🏻

So the feed point is at the *top* near the 20m element, not the bottom?

Thanks for the video 👍 good job.

Nice assembly video

Wow! Nice 👍 job

Most Excellent!

Outstanding thank you.

How does it connect to the mast?

Good pro tip

Hey guys, this is a great video. It was well done, well organized and really explained the Santana very very well. I host a RU-vid channel that helps to encourage people to come in to amateur radio and license up as well as talk about products I can help them in our hobby. I’d like to use this video on an upcoming show. I promise that I will put a link to your RU-vid channel in the description section and I’ll ask people to subscribe as well. Great work here guys. I’m so glad to find a video this well organized. Like to also get your video on using it. That’s always important to show to people as well. Thanks for the great work! Keep it up! Larry de K7HN

where did you get the tshirt with a power meter?

Do we have an idea on the cost yet? Assume these will be available at Dayton?

Nice shirt!

That's look larger around than my now broken , storm damage, KIO hex beam ??? I'm can either spend over $400 get new fiberglass rods for my broken 8 year old KIO hexbeam or get this newer technology and better material and much more " portable " buddiHex antenna ?? Humm, what should I do ?

I wonder how many birds get irradiated on that? Just the same it looks like it will work OK but it's way too much for a portable rig. It would get wrecked in the wind storms we get in NC. I'm lazy an EFHW tossed over a tree and I'll call it good. Or I can sit in my car and use my Tarheel antenna.

Should the color coded clips be on the top or underside of the poles?

OM What are the spreaders made of? PVC or Fiberglass?

cannot find the product on their page, is the product not for sale yet?

Nice..................

Is this available for purchase yet? 73

How much is the Buddihex?

I just worked you guys yesterday in K-7899. Were you using this antenna?

👍. Где такую антену и мачту можно купить!?

I bet she’s rather pricey.

!Want! ♡♡♡

The lasr thing i am worried about how long it takes to put together, but rather how much it costs- for which you guys didnt cover. And something tells me you guys didnt pay anything for it.

Thanks for the video, Looks very light weight and easy to put. Mangesh - VU3OUM

I really enjoy watching the video. I would definitely would like to give it a try. 73 AE4OY William 🦚 EM-81UF SOUTH EAST GEORGIA USA