... wires) ... Hi Con, Thanks for the info. The SB is now up and wow.....: good swr on all bands, good directivity: all at once. Great! Still have to check two...
... for 15-17-20... ... Hello, I used first time this version couple of weeks ago when I was /P operating from IOTA EU-096. Was on top of 10 m alu push up...
Hi Marcel, - if the wires are not tight, this is more a cosmetical problem. Unless the wires are veeeery saggy, the electrical functionality will not be ...
I'd like to try the mod for 40m (HD 5band). Where to find some detailed instructions? I do have two general questions: 1. The dipole will be mounted along the...
Dear Hanafi, just go to the files section of this Yahoo group and you will find the PDF file there: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/files/ 73 Con...
Dear Marcel, 1.- yes the 40m dipole is rotated 90° compared to the other elements of the antenna. This helps to decouple the 40m part from the 15m part, which...
Hi folks, I bought a used 5 band HD spiderbeam a couple months back and had to get some trees cut down to make space for it, but it's now up about 40' on a...
I will be building the 5-band version of the spiderbeam. I've been playing around with the different measurements and tie-points for the wires, and I'm not...
SB-STANDPIPE-45 45-mm Standpipe for Spiderbeam $39 shipped to you in North America. Negotiable shipping to other locations. Dan at K7MM, VU3MMW k7mm at arrl...
Hello to you all spiderbeam-users. July this year I put my spiderbeam on a new mast with AlphaSpidrotor, and works great !!! You can see the pictures on my...
Hi to all. I have a Spiderbeam hq 5 bands and I would turn it into a monoband to 20 meters. I imagine that the measures will change. Could you tell me who has...
Hello Juanjo, sorry for the late reply. You can turn the Spiderbeam 5-band HD into a 20m monobander without any changes on the 20m reflector or 20m director. ...
Hello Jan, many thanks as well for all the photos. I have been sending several people to your site when the had emailed me with additional questions. With all...
Hi Rowland, sorry for the delayed answer... It is of course a little bit difficult to diagnose the problems from a distance. But from my experience over the...
Con, Thanks so much, that is exactly the kind of help I was looking for. I really appreciate your dedication and effort to this community. I actually went...
Hi Rowland, ... just returned from vacation and wanted to answer your question below, regarding the spacing of the balun etc...: The height of the balun or the...
I have a better mast now, and tried to hide the antenna painting it white. On purpose i have only painted the end of the tips white to see the difference.... ...
When assembling the central support for the four fibreglass poles, putting the small tubes into the aluminium tubes was causing me some problems. I found a...
Ah, we call that a "knijper" :-) I can't imgazine what you did do with that. My neighbours are allready thinking that my spiderbeam is a place for washed...
