Spider Beam Hf Antenna

So the spider beam is going to have a bit more gain on several bands than a hex.
Spider beam hf antenna. The spider beam is a full size lightweight tribander yagi for 20 15 10m made from fiberglass and wire. Please view the shopping cart to display your shipping costs and delivery time online immediately. While the antenna is as light as a mini beam it maintains the gain and f b ratio of a typical full size tribander. At 11 5kg this full size beam is still a lightweight compared to many other permanent yagis in the same performance class.
Please choose from the categories on the left. The spider beam is a full size lightweight yagi for made of fiberglass and wire. 5 band version 20 17 15 12 10m the antenna can be expanded to cover 5 bands by adding 2 additional reflectors and 2 additional driven elements for 12m and 17m. Band forward gain in free space.
Spiderbeam yagis feature full size elements with individual driven elements for each hf band fed from single feedline for monobander level performance. We are shipping almost daily by ups. Putting together this antenna kit will be a fun and educational project. The hex is a two element beam for all bands.
The whole antenna weight is only 5 5kg 11 lbs making it ideally suited for portable use. Been working dx i could never hear before. This is not a compromised element antenna like the hexagon or hex beam which uses only 2 elements per band bent into a c or m shape. The spider beam is a three element beam for several bands and two elements for the other bands.
You will find suitable aluminium masts here. It has been specially developed as a highly efficient antenna for portable use a dxpeditioner s dream. Www spiderbeam us is the exclusive distributor and online shop for usa canada. Spiderbeam high performance lightweight antennas.
We will confirm each order with a personal email before shipping. If your thinking hex beam this is the best. Another idea is stacking 2 spider beams which should be very well possible on a regular tower. The two weigh about the same but the spider beam is about 33 feet across at its widest point compared with 22 feet for the hex.
This antenna meets and in most cases exceeds all of the claimed assembly specifications and performance. Feeding is still possible with only one single coax cable. Enjoy browsing through our shop and easily order all our products online. Further development yielded a complete 5 band beam 20 17 15 12 10m a warc.
This is a very very easy antenna to build.