This is Mike, KD2CDU, I have a hex beam, and I will try to tell you a 
little about it.  Also I was talking to Jounior, and he is interested also.
I have  the (g3txq ),  a ameture in the UK.  It covers 
6-10-12-15-17-20 meters.  I helped put it together.  It is in a 
circle, and has 6 equal sides.  The wire goes on 5 of the six sides 
so you have a triangle with no  wires.  The center post has screw 
terminals for the bands, 6 meters on the bottom and 20 meters on the 
top.  The coax hooks on the bottom of that post.  As the bands go up 
the wires  get wider and go up it is like a six layered circle  in 
steps having a bigger circumference as the bands get longer.  It is 
about 12 feet round.  There are six spokes and they hook to the 
center point and are bent up and have a rope that holds them  in 
place also at the center point.  I have been thinking of how else to 
describe it's shape, maybe like a funnle with 1/6 gone.
Each wire has theclamps and all on each  place to put the 
antenna.  It is like  having 6 lines from small to big around a funnle.
Now to how it works, It first is not that heavy, and each band I have 
had no more than 1.5 swr.
Eventually it is going on a tower  about 60 feet up.  Now it is about 
20 feet from the ground on two sections of the tower bolted to the 
deck.  I have talked to Alaska on 10 Europe and the west coast. It is 
directional better on the higher bands, because it is not where it 
should be.  It should be about 30 feet up or more.
Where it is it is about an s unit better than my hf antenna, which is 
a dx 110 feet all band antenna about 60 feet up.  That antenna is fed 
with ladder line, Dx enginering calls it Piano wire. I can't weight 
to get the antenna up where it belongs.
I hopes this helps, and if you have any questions, you can call me or 
email me, and I will try to answer them.

Mike
KD2CDU At 08:50 PM 7/25/2014, you wrote:
>I have been using a Carolina Windom wire antenna for 80 through 10 meters
>and would like to have something directional. Years ago, I ran a 3 element
>triband beam but I don't have much space here and need something that could
>be mounted on a mast, not a tower. Also, some visual stealth would be good
>too. So, I've been reading about hex beams. Does anyone have any experience
>with a hex beam, either good or bad? Any advice on one hex beam versus
>another?
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>Thanks in advance for any comments.
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>73, Jim, KY2D