I have had it up since last October, and we had quite a cold and 
windy winter.  This summer we have had a few thunder storms and so 
far it has stood up to the test.  I did get the extra ice 
supports,  When I get the tower up where it is going to be, it may 
play differently, but no change in SWR, and since I can't see 
anything, I have no idea if anything else is changed.
Mike
KD2CDU At 12:57 PM 7/28/2014, you wrote:
>Hi Mike!
>
>I have been watching this discussion with interest.  Your description of the
>hex beam is greatly appreciated, since until I read it I had zero idea what
>the heck this thing looks like ; )  My question is how this antenna holds up
>in the wind?
>
>73,
>Richard KK6MRH
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Mike Barnard
>Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 6:51 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Looking for Hex Beam Info
>
>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?
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any comments.
> >
> >
> >
> >73, Jim, KY2D