What others say about the Hexagonal Beam by K4KIO

Greg, VK2GJC, Australia, January 2010

Due to my local council restrictions I could only install it 8mtrs
high. The SWR is very low on all bands and and I am have
received great signal reports from everyone. I am very impressed
with your product and service.

Scott, VA3IED, Canada, December 2009

"Just thought I would drop you a line to let you know the Hex is
working great and I am enjoying using it a lot. I run a lot of QRP
and it is really fun to do it with a beam that works as well as
this...also, we had a big freezing rain storm come through a few
days ago. Trees were snapping off limbs and power lines were
down. I looked at the beam and there was virtually no change--the
wires were a little more droopy but thats it."

Roger, ZS6RJ, South Africa, December 2009

"I got the hexagonal beam up last weekend - everything went
well...I'm impressed with the hardware and quality - very nice
indeed...We had a nice 15 metre opening into the States this
evening and I worked 103 Stateside stations SSB in 40 minutes
using 50 watts from an IC7000 coast-to-coast with S5 to S9
reports! This broadband version is working out well beyond
expectation - there's no need to put up anything bigger!"

Wayne,  M0HRC, United Kingdom, June 2009

"Hexbeam is up on the mast and working superb. First call on the
new antenna into py6 my report was 5/9+ with 100 watts. The best
report I had before with the cushcraft ma5b was 5/7 with 400
watts. Superb antenna."

Bruce, WB2LSU, United States, April 2009

"Just tested the K4KIO hex. You know the WOW factor. This is it.
Clearly no comparison with the old and new. I am in S. Florida
and made a QSO in NY. He was barely above the noise and I
confirmed a solid 5/9 with the K4KIO and the band was not even
open. Runs an SWR of 1.5 at 20, 1.5 at 17 and 1.4 at 15. The
antenna is only 2 feet over the roof to hide it from the neighbors..."

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BBHEX5B        Five Bands         $669

BBHEX4B        Four Bands        $599

BBHEX3B        Three Bands      $529

BBHEX2B        Two Bands         $459

BBHEX1B        One Band           $395
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BANDS
20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters

GAIN
Approx. 5 dBi (3 dBd)

Front/Back
Peak >20 dB                                Listen to an on-air clip of the front/back performance

VSWR
Less than 2:1 across nearly all bands

Turn radius
approx. 11 Ft

Weight
<25 lbs

Wind Surface Area
<6 Sq F

Power
Legal Limit

Materials
All steel is corrosion free stainless steel. All non-metallic parts are UV resistant

Wire
Wires are pvc insulated #14 gauge 168 strand Flexweave for protection against
saltwater environments.

Mast requirement (See detailed discussion)
1.25 inch O.D. (or 1.9 inch mast using the optional large flange)