Kit Contains:
6x 1″ OD tube, 48 inches
6x 3/4″ OD tube, 48 inches
6x 1/2″ OD tube, 48 inches
1x 1-1/4″ OD tube, 46.5 inches
Our newest version of our fiberglass tube parts kit follows the currently specified (ALTERNATE) cut lengths called for on Leo Shoemaker’s website, HERE. In the original article Leo specified 58 inch lengths of the 1 inch tube, but changed to the current 48 inch lengths as the additional did not add to strength and added additional weight. He has since set the standard lengths to 48 inches.
If you are building your antenna using Leo’s instructions on his current website, we suggest this kit.
This fiberglass kit is also fine for building the broadband version!
Information Links
Before ordering the fiberglass for building your Hexbeam, you might want to look at these informational links. If you are aware of other useful / informative hexbeam links, please tell us so that we may make the link available to others.
- Excellent hexbeam construction site by Leo Shoemaker, K4KIO
- KIO Technology pre-built antennas by Leo Shoemaker
- W1GQL
- W6OT
- DL7IO (provides a lot of measurement details but not parts lists)
- Steve Hunt, G3TXQ
- The famous G3TXQ BROADBAND hexbeam design
- Construction photos by Bill Patton, WY3A
- Hexbeam base plate, hardware, and parts site by Ron Mott, W4RDM
- Hexagonal beam center hubs by Roger Rockwell, NA4RR