Mine covers 6-10-12-15-17-20.
Mike
KD2CDUAt 08:17 PM 8/27/2014, you wrote:
>Steve and all:
>
>Can you refresh my crusty old brain here as to what bands the hex beam
>covers?
>
>You've now got me thinking that it might also be a possibility for me
>somewhere down the road, either for the RV setup, or for here at the home
>QTH.
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 5:43 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Rohn 9H50
>
>Jim,
>
>That's great news.  I think you will really like the antenna.     While
>I knew the specs before I started,  once I put it together it turned out
>that 21 feet across and 27 pounds was bigger and heavier in person than it
>was online.
>
>Good luck, Steve KW3A
>
>
>
>On 8/27/2014 5:20 PM, Jim Kutsch, KY2D wrote:
> > If UPS delivered according to schedule, there should be a Rohne 9H50
> > push up sitting in my driveway when I get home tonight. I ordered it
> > from DX Engineering Monday for $149 plus $8 shipping. I intend to
> > strap it to the back of the house right under the gutter rather than
> > using guys. I have a HAM - something (Can't remember if it's a Ham-M
> > or Ham-3 or Ham-4) that will go on top then an 18 inch pipe then the
> > KIO Technologies Hex Beam. I expect the bottom of the hex beam will be
> > about 5 to 7 feet above the roof when pushed up as far as I want to go
>with it.
> >
> > My rotor had an external home brew speech box on it that read out the
> > beam heading but somewhere in my moves I've misplaced the speech box.
> > So, I still have to decide how to make the rotor accessible.
> >
> > I'm not as fast as you have been with all this Steve but I hope to
> > have it all in before the end of September.
> >
> > 73, Jim, KY2D
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 3:07 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Rohn 9H50
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > This is the one  I am thinking about.    I would probably  scrap the top
> > section and put the rotor on the next one  which is 1.5 inches.
> > Bottom section is 2.25 od, then 2 inches , then 1.75, 1.5, and the
> > 1.25 at the top.
> >
> >    This one is cut down to ship UPS and about 8 feet overall length.
> > I've seen it cheaper, but with shipping it comes out the same as DXE.
> >
> > Total wweight is 34 lbs., so things get heavy as you push up the lower
> > sections:  Weight of mast, rotor, antenna,  control cable and coax,
> > guys, etc.   Eat your Wheaties (or Wheata Bix, or whatever you have up
> > there).
> >
> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >
> > On 8/27/2014 2:59 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> >> Hey all:=20
> >>
> >> DX Engineering sells the Rohn 9H50 Telescoping mast for 149.99.=20 It
> >> telescopes to 34.15 feet and is a 5 section mast. The top section is
> >> =
> >> 1.25 so I'm guessing that might be a little small to put a rotator on
> >> = but I'm sure you could extend it up to 3 or 4 sections, put a
> >> rotator on = that, then put a short mast holding the Hex on the
> >> rotator.=20 I think me and my XYL could manage this quite easily and
> >> its something = I'm going to consider over the winter and hopefully
> >> save up for.=20
> >>
> >> 73:=20
> >> Mike VO1AX=20
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >