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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- 25cm of a heavy wet snow fell today in a short period of time during the night. Strong wind added. That's deadly combination caused the problems with my antennas...
PS: I am sorry for my poor english and poor audio due to high wind gust! :)
#HexBeam #LongWireAntenna #WinterStorm2021
Glad you got the hex beam repaired. It looks very dangerous working on the roof, especially when it's covered in snow and ice! Take care my friend. 73, Paul G4IJE.
Hopefully not an expensive repair, hope you get it sorted soon 73s
HexBeam is OK now already :) But the LW antenna didn't make it. I will find some new solution :D
Sorry to see and hear about the beam antenna. Hope you get it fix soon, but be safe. Your English is fine, no problems understanding.
That sucks. No big snow here in Hungary yet, perhaps it is on the way.
Your English is very good by the way, you've got a British accent! did you spend time there? (I am British btw).
My Mother-in-law is originally from somewhere fairly near you Kistárkány (Malé Trakany). All the best.
73s!
Oh thanks!! :) No, I was in England only once for couple of days to visit my brother who is living there for more that 15 years. I am just a self learner in English. Radio and internet was is my teacher. I love rag-chewing on SSB and mostly to UK guys :D We are on a good position to have daily openings to UK on many bands from here :) Sorry, but I don't know Malé Trakany :( I am located in the eastern part of Slovakia, close to Ukrainean border (50km) Have a great day and greetings to you and also to your Mother-in-law! ;) 73
Another one. Seen a couple of them damaged same way. They are to weak for our (central EU) WX.
As always for all wired antennas! Cubical or HEX-BEAM doesn't make a difference!
A little wind (a little) and a little snow (25cm is very little) and everything gets curled up ... but sometimes it has to be done well !!!
many other times they look more like a "dead spider" than an antenna!
Looks like the Fiberglass Rods beding over really fast as some weight from ice and snow sits on it. But what made the wire break?
🥶🥶🥶😱😱😱 I'm so sorry, dear Paul... I hope your installation has not suffered too much damage and that you can put your antennas back on quickly. Friendly 73s!!!
Thank you my friend! :) Yes, instead of the Long Wire antenna is the HexBeam and X300 OK, thanks God! :) I am on the air back again for now, but only from 20 to 6m bands. Best 73!
Sorry Paul , I always tell people to use #12awg solid core copper. Very strong wire and will hold a lot of weight b4 breaking. Good luck with the thaw and getting the long wire back up and running. KC3ONO
Thanks Kevin. Hard to say, what wire would be ideal. This one was specially bought from the HyEndFed Company (Netherlands). I tought it should hold it, but unfortunately not. It's the first and last winter for this antenna. Best 73! :)
@@OM0ET I hear great things about that dx10 but hard to beat the 10/12awg thhn price 😉 send a few email and see which retailer will test out their product in you configuration 😉😉🤣KC3ONO
Hopefully you could repair the damage. In the weather, it's certainly no fun.
Good Luck and 73
Yes, fortunately I did :D Hex is working 100% now, but the wire antenna didn't make it :) Yes it was pretty hard to repair in such a terrible weather :) 73 and thanks 4 watching!
Try using flexweave wire much better wire try it and do a video on it i think you will like it
Glad to see that your hexbeam is alright.
But what a shame that the end-fed broke.
A very interesting video. I thnk with some pliers you can bent the hooks a bit more so they won't come loose again. (If these hooks are stainless steel and not rusted).
Many of the hooks on the SP7IDX hexbeam have rust on them so I'm not sure if mine would snap.
Good luck and good DX.
Stay safe and 73
Kevin, VK4KK
Well done for getting on the roof in that weather. I have a Hexbeam up at 20m above some other antenna and have recorded winds on the weather station of 65mph. The Hexbeam moves around but has held 8ts ground. My biggest problem is bird the antenna in the morning gets completely cover by starlings and crows...
Have fun and we don't get much snow so I will not have that problem.
73
Richard
M0uoo
Im sorry about your damaged antennas. I do not see your microVERT antenna anymore...do you still use it? What is your opinion of it while you were using it?
There was no more needed the MicroVert because of the 45m long wire antenna. But now after this damage I should put it back. 😃
I use copper covered steel core wire for my long wires. Military spec DM10 (in the UK) twisted pair telephone wire. Since using this I have never had a problem with broken wire.
Jim G7UTB
Drone with a wire attached to take the new wire to the other building. Not poor English but bad weather for sure.
Yeah great idea! Hard to say if my DJI MINI could lift that weight of the wire 🙂 Thanks! 👍
as winter comes so radio amateurs are drawn to the roof
I live near denver colorado since 1980. I have had many ice storm build up on my antennas. never lost one but its amazing that they survived.
Hi Paul, i hope you can repair it very soon and hear you again on the air, 73´s Toni EA6ADO
Tak ta kombinace silného větru a mokrého sněhu je opravdu vše zničující. Já mám venkovní dipol W5GI a kdybych ho neoklepával, tak mi ho taky utrhne, jako už několikráte před pár lety. no ještě že nebyla námraza, ta dokáže totéž
Ano. Namrazu sme tu pre zmenu mali presne pred rokom. Tiez to mal HexBeam na male ale az tak vazne to zdaleka nebolo. Tiez som ho oklepaval ale ten lad vtedy isiel dole tazsie 😁
My wire antennas are in the loft
Tak toto mi je ľúto, dúfam že to dáš dokopy čím skôr.
Very good advert for the Hexbeam antenna standing upto the conditions.
Paul, the end fed is cheaper to fix/repair than the hex beam. My heart sank when you first showed the hex beam all ice covered, I think it is a SP7IDX hex beam I remember from an earlier video, but then was happy to see it back to normal ☺️ 👍 73 de KQ2N
Oh yes, indeed :) I was shocked when I saw it! It's the second time, but this was worse. Yes it's made by SP7IDX and thanks God it's so flexible antenna :D 73 and good luck to USA! ;)
Another victim of ice build-up. So glad to see that you were able to fix the Hex Beam (in the winter storm!) and get that up and running again. You'll get the long wire repaired soon. By the way, your English is very, very good. It's not "poor" at all; you speak it better than some here in the USA! 73! de WX0V
Thank you Scott for your support! As always :) Yes thanks God at least the HexBeam is OK now and I am back on air :D Unfortunately the LW antenna didn't make it, but I will find an another solution how to get on 80 and 40m bands back again :) :) Have a great day! 73
@@OM0ET I suspect your new low band antenna project will translate into another You Tube video...another plus for your viewers...I look forward to it...73!
@@SuburbanDXing 😃😃 be sure! 👍👍
Im so sorry for your hex beam... I hope so you can repair your hex-beam. Take care. 😢😢😢
Thanks! Yes the HexBeam has been repaired. No fatal damage thanks God! 😃
Damn, sorry to hear that :/. Hope you ll get it up an running again soon. May be time to think about a haevy duty amp to melt away the snow ;>.
hahah yeah great idea! :D Maybe 1kW ;) HexBeam is for now OK :)
@@OM0ET See now you have a good reason to get an 1kW amp. Win/win :))
@@pulponair pity that it costs like a new mid class transceiver 😆
@@OM0ET Change your mindset: It will
protect your health! 1. No more freezing outside while repearing your antenna. 2. No more stress by breaking a pillup (yes guys at our age have to take care of our hearts). 3. Less dangers falling from the antenna while removing the snow. That is all worth it :).
@@pulponair 😆😆 yeah I agree! 👍
Same here on my side... The second time this winter. But nothing was broken. Already back in the air :-)
Sorry to hear that. Thanks God that this antenna is so flexible :D Mine survived too! :)
That sucks about your end fed. At least wire is an easy thing to replace once the weather is better.
Thanks! Yes. Maybe for my next installation I should use a steel wire :D 73
Where is your's MicroVert antenna my friend🤔🤔🤔
I had nice 45m long wire antenna 35m above the ground so the Microvert was no more needed 😃
Good luck with reapering hexbeam. Write now i'm meading the MicroVert antenna like yours🙂 I hope that she gonna work's like yours too🤓I have problem with space so i have just a balcony 🥺 And some dificult people araund them..73 from Slowenia🇸🇮
Oh I know this sutuations. So I wish you good luck with MicroVert! 73 👋😉
I am sorry for your endfeed antena...this is sad image... I see that you live in apartment building...what is your grounding system? 73 from YO
I use a common grounding system which is located all around my building ;)
Oh...by the way...don't worry about your english...is fine. We understand everything what you want to say...
Same happened to mine a few years ago. Snow too heavy and broke a spreader
I am sorry to hear that. Big luck that this HexBeam (SP7IDX) is made of heavy duty spreaders, otherwise I am sure they would be broken too :)
Looks more like wind damage. Sorry to see that. 73's
Actually it was a combination of weight of the snow and strong wind :) But the Hex has been successfully repaired, but LW wasn't.
@@OM0ET look forward to qso with you! de 2E0 WYD
OS 0 ET 73🇵🇱
Looks like a peace of art to me!
Sorry to see that damage Paul :-( At least you have the Hexbeam to use for now.
Yes, true :) With that HexBeam I am back on air 20-6M :) Still better than nothing! :)
Very impressed to see you working in such terrible conditions Paul.
Clive G3SZE
courage courage dear om 😥 73 qro
hi from Azerbaijan 4K5RA . 73
Hi Ruslan! Thanks for watching and good luck to Azerbaijan from Slovakia! :) 73
who made your hexbeam?
It was made by SP7IDX
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Wow! Not good at all. Sorry to see that.
Thank you! At least the HexBeam is fine now :)
Good grief, hope you get it fixed soon
Yes, The HexBeam is OK already :) Thanks! :)
Kevlar core wire next time?
Actually there was used similar rope - Mastrant. Actually thanks to this rope whole antenna didn't fell down on the street :) Rope did hold all the stuff in the air until has been carefully dismantled by me :)
Well I’m glad you’re getting it repaired without too much of a disaster. We might well QSO again soon, MM0IGN. 73!
Nightmare
Yes, but with happy end (instead of LW antenna) :)
😢😢😢😢 bad day today 🙄
Thanks for your support Luca! :) It was not so bad, Hex Beam survived! :) 73
@@OM0ET 😋👍📡📡📡