Of course the best way to test an antenna is making QSO’s …
And the first test was a big success … DV1VHK has the honnor of being my first “HEX-QSO“. Followed by YD4IRS and VU3DJQ
All 3 stations no copy on the vertical …
PS. I started also to use HRDlog … all my QSO’s will be uploaded automaticly
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QRV from 70cm to 160m in SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK, JT, Domino, Olivia, Contestia, FSQ, ROS, SIM31, MFSK16, HELL
BASE station (ON4VT)
QTH Hulshout AN JO21JB
HF station
TX : Yaesu FTdx5000 + Expert 1K-FA
TX : Yaesu FT-991
TX : Kenwood TS570D
INTERFACE : YAESU SCU-17
HEADSET : HEIL Proset 6
PADDLE : Bencher BY-1
ANTENNAS : + 6 band HEXbeam
+ 3 band KELEMEN Dipole
+ 40M Delta-loop
+ 30M Delta-loop
+ G5RVjr
+ 10el ESP VHF
VHF/UHF station
TX: Yaesu FT8800E
ANTENNA : + Diamond X300
+ 10el ESP VHF
SOFTWARE : HRD_6 + WSJT-X + MMSSTV
MOBILE station : Ford C-MAX 1.8TDCI
TX : VHF/UHF Yaesu FT8800
ANTENNA : dualband vertical roof top
PORTABLE STATION (OT4V)
TX : Yaesu FT450D + MFJ tuner
HEADSET : Heil Traveller
ANTENNA : G5RVjr
PADDLE : Bencher BY-1 clone
POWER : 100Ah car battery
MINI LAPTOP : Windows 7 + FLE WWFF logger
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Danny, signal from your new HExbeam is booming here in the Philippines. I used a Diamond W-8010 long wire dipole antenna on our QSO. Catch you on the other band.
73s
Roel DV1VHK