Besides the info Steve gave, there is now a cottage industry  for this 
antenna that can be found on the internet.  Do a google search for hex beam, 
and you will find a load of plans,  complete antennas, and suppliers of 
parts to build one.

BTW, the old Mini Quad isn't dead.  Can still be had from TGM Communications 
in  Canada and now referred to as  a "Hybrid Quad":

http://www3.sympatico.ca/tgmc/

73, Steve KW3A:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: hex-beam


> Yes, it does mean a TV rotator.  It is made by Mike Traffie, I forgot his 
> call
> and his family.
>
> You can find info at www.hexbeam.com
>
> Don, N4KC sent me a bunch of links for homebrewing one, you need to ge4t 
> some
> specialized brackets and such.  But, it sounds like a very nice, if only
> slightly compromised, beam for all the HF bands.  Hexbeam is a bit pricey, 
> but
> it sure sounds like they play pretty well even in marginal locations; and 
> they
> appear to be pretty immune from wind and ice damage.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 9:52 AM
> Subject: hex-beam
>
>
> Hi Steve and list:
> I can't help but get curious about this hexbeam?  Who manufactures it?  =
> I am familiar with the butternut minibeam and the old, long gone =
> miniquad but never ran across this one.
> Does a light weight rotator mean a tv rotator?
> Richard
>