The bottom section, which is 4′ tall will be in the concrete, leaveing me 32′ above ground. There will be roughly 2′ of mast putting the base plate of the Hex Beam at 34′.
Here are the pieces in storage.The proposed location.Digging the base. About 6ft from power/telephone and 11 ft from my septic tank. Thanks to N0ZE for pulling the backhoe trailer to and from my place, too much GVW for my jeep.The base section formed up and waiting for the day to pour concrete.Concrete poured and forms removed. My chief engineer (XLY) K0LMR is ok with it.Working on stacking. Kirk (N0JDP) and our friend Robert.Close up of the gin pole pully.All sections stacked.From the hill behind the house. Hex beam installed.Looking up from the base.
I have been working on getting my antennas to where I want them since getting on HF. I believe this will be a continual work in progress. This article will document the status, struggles and success.
Removed 40M Dipole and re-installed Long Wire for local net use.
(Update 1/1/2017)
After working with the 40M Dipole for a while it does not appear to work very well for DX. Probably not high enough. The rule of thumb is, for a nice low take off angle you need to be 1/4 wave length or higher.
The K4KIO Hexbeam is AMAZING!!!!
The OCF Dipole is an OK general purpose antenna and works well enough for NVIS on 75/80.
The Vertical is still very low noise, but does not work every well as a transmit antenna. Not enough radials.
House
18.5 Ft to Peak of Gable
14 Ft to Facia Board on N Side
Side 324 degrees
Front 54 degrees
Evergreen Row 300 degrees
K4KIO Hex Beam (Red Hexagon)
From the hill behind the house. Hex beam installed.
20m – 6m (Also Works on 2m)
20m Elements at 25’ High
Test Results Rig Expert AA-30 and AA-600
Hex on tower.Hex on temp mast.
OCFD (Blue)
22.5’/44.5’ w/ 4:1 Balun
Center at 15’ High
Short Leg is heading 210 degrees w/ End at 8’ High
Long Leg is heading 75 degrees w/ End at 8’ High
This antenna will be mainly used for 40m maybe some 75/80m work