Hex-Beam on a 15-Meter MIL-SURPLUS Telescoping Mast ...
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2019
- Updated January 29, 2019
This video is a higher resolution update of my 2008 video, which pulled in more than 45,000 views ...
PLEASE NOTE ! ! ! THIS AB-1339/G MIL-SURPLUS TELESCOPING MAST IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AT SURPLUS OUTLETS ! ! !
IT SHOWS UP ON eBAY ONCE A YEAR AND SELLS FOR $1,000+ ...
In April of 2008, I mounted my Traffie Technology HX-5Bi 5-Band Hex-Beam on a 15-meter crank-up telescoping mast ... I fabricated an electric winch and mount to facilitate raising and lowering the antenna ... this makes it easy to lower the Hex-Beam to work on the rotator or antenna, when we have severe weather here in Metro Atlanta, GA, and when we are away from home ...
I raise and lower this antenna 25 to 30 times each year ...
The telescoping mast is self-supporting, but I use 2 sets of triple guy-lines for extra support ... the 3/16" guy-lines are Dacron covered Polyester ... they are U/V resistant and THEY DO NOT STRETCH when wet ...
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The line grips shown in this video are available at Amazon ...
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73, Wey - K8EAB
Metro Atlanta, GA
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That’s awesome! I’m gonna keep looking I would love to have a telescopic mast like that.
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Thank you for the great video. You made me get one from Ebay. $375
That's a great price ... congratulations!
Thanks for the great video on your antenna mast and setup. That is fantastic. 73
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@@k8eab67 just noticed your name. Not Weymouth MA is it?
@@Patmosphere My father, me, my son, and his son all have the Weymouth name ... not sure why my Grandmother gave her son that name ...
You did a great job. 73's ON8EI John.
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...nice Antenna - i will oder a hexbeam in the next few days. Tnx for the video.....73 de Mike
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Your wife must be very understanding with that arrangement on the steps. My wife is a gentle soul but I might have to sleep with an eye open if I did the same here...LOL
73 WA4AOS
We just had our 56th wedding anniversary ... she has always let me do as I want to with Ham Radio ...
Bad ass setup
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Great video need to know model of the winch thank you
I bought a Gorilla Winch in 2008 ... can't find that same winch under that name on Amazon today, but here's one that is almost identical ...
www.amazon.com/U-MAX-Reversible-Electric-Portable-Power-Out/dp/B08G4PHW97/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=boat+trailer+electric+Winches&qid=1617499901&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyQUxNRFJTNjlCS1JPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODE3NDIxM0szNElERUEwMzlPViZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDA0Njg3UlJIOENKR0ZTRzJXJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
I removed the hand crank and the steel cable so that I could wind the telescoping mast's cable around the winch spindle ...
Hope this helps ...
Weymouth Walker - K8EAB
Any grounding?
No ... and no problems with ho grounding (so far) ...