Mike,

Mine sits at the towering height of 13 feet.   I had hoped to get  it up 
another 10 feet higher this  year, but it didn't happen.   Probably 
nothing happening until next spring.   This will give me time to figure 
out a solid and safe 25 to 30 foot support.

If you go the Hex route, spend the extra 30 bucks and get the ice cords. 
    These are about 5 feet long and add extra support to each spreader. 
  There are 6 spreaders, and the 6 ice cords grab  each spreader at the 
mid point, giving  more support  for added weight  of ice and snow.

73, Steve KW3A

On 9/10/2015 8:36 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> Hi Steve and Jim:
>
> What are the heights of your hexs'? I'm going to be constructing a storage shed in a month and on it I'm going to mount my 20 foot tall 2 piece mast, which is going to hole up 1 end of a 160M long wire. I may later lift that mast up another 5 feet on a platform and rotator to support a hex beam.
> Zero Five Antennas now has a HQ coil mod for my vertical giving it better performance on 16/40M, dunno how that could be better on 40, with the sacrafice of the 30/10M bands. I may purchase this coil later on and put up a hex. Although great antennas, I'm scared off by a Steppir, Mosley 67B and Force 12 Delta. These antenni alone would cost me in access of 4500CAN plus the suitable tower and rotator, call it another 3500. I could probably go with the hex and rotator solution for a quarter of that and the gain figures are similar. Plus its that time a year again when storms like to visit NL and play around with aluminium. LOL 3 years ago this month, I lost my tower.
> The 1ST storm is visiting this sat.  Should be on the air tm night, listen out for me on 40M.
>
> 73:
> Mike DE VO1AX
>