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
>>
>>
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