JI1FGX/DU9 Mindanao, Philippines Amateur Radio Diary Hexbeam Part8 (2025/04/12)

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25/07/13	IARU HF Contest
25/07/10	Software updates
25/07/08	DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair
25/07/07	CQ Machine Program
25/06/21	LoTW system upgrade
25/06/18	RG8 for 3.5MHz arrived
25/06/15	Time setting Ver0.5
25/06/14	Drone Habsan ZINO arrives
25/06/12	Philippine Independence Day
25/06/11	Algeria 7X2RF QSL card.
25/06/10	Translation API Program
25/06/09	DXCC150 award certificate arrived
25/06/08	AutoCWType_Ver1.4.1
25/06/07	Introducing the Shack
25/06/06	A portrait drawn by ChatGPT.
25/05/26	Windows full-width/half-width switching.
25/05/17	OK2ZAW BCD to 16 converter.
25/05/16	For 3.5MHz Zepp antenna. Stepping motors
25/05/15	3.5MHz stepping motor design.
25/05/14	3.5MHz tuning coil installed.
25/05/11	3.5MHz antenna installation completed.
25/05/03	JTDX Autonomous Driving Program Ver0.4.3.
25/04/26	Drone Habsan ZINO.
25/04/25	Time setting Ver0.3.
25/04/24	AutoCWType_Ver1.3.
25/04/23	Preparing for FTDX3000 LCD repair.
25/04/22	Installation plan for 3.5MHz Zepp antenna.
25/04/21	AutoCWType_Ver1.1.
25/04/20	10,14MHz antenna installation completed.
25/04/19	JTDX Autonomous Driving Program Ver0.4.1.
25/04/19	14MHz antenna pole installed.
25/04/18	ThinkPad X390 repair completed.
25/04/17	Search is now possible.
25/04/15	Preparing the 10MHz dipole.
25/04/12	Hexbeam Part8.
25/04/06	My ThinkPad X390 is broken.
25/04/05.	Time setting program.
25/03/31	JTDX Autonomous Driving Program.
25/03/30	Automatic log sending from CWType to Hamlog.
25/03/21	Hexbeam Part 7.
25/03/20	FreeDV Part 3 First QSO.
25/03/18	FreeDV Part 2 QSO in the shack.
25/03/16	Hexbeam Part 6.
25/03/15	Install FreeDV Part1.
25/03/09	Hexbeam Part5.
25/03/07	Hexbeam Part 4.
25/03/05	28MHz antenna modification
25/03/01	FTDX3000 is broken!
25/02/28	Pileup at 50MHz FT8.
25/02/28	DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair.
25/02/27	Tower pipe rebuilding plan.
25/02/26	Direction to Japan from Ozamiz.
25/02/26	28MHz is not available.
25/02/23	DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair.
25/02/22	Hexbeam Part 3
25/02/21	Hexbeam Part 2
25/02/18	28MHz antenna construction.
25/02/17	18,24MHz antenna height construction.
25/02/16	Z26NS Cosovo.
25/02/14	21MHz FT8
25/02/12	7,21MHz antenna repair.
25/02/08	Operating CW at 21MHz.
25/02/05	DXV500ZS linear amplifier failure.
25/01/19	Input Director.
25/01/14	Temporary license renewal.

Hexbeam Part8 (2025/04/12)

Until now.Hexbeammouth turned down at the cornerslink
   24/10/14 Hexbeam Purchase Plan
   25/02/21 Hexbeam Part2
   25/02/22 Hexbeam Part3
   25/03/07 Hexbeam Part4
   25/03/09 Hexbeam Part5
   25/06/16 Hexbeam Part6
   25/03/21 Hexbeam Part7
   25/04/12 Hexbeam Part8

NA4RR Hexbeam salesWe assembled a 1:1 current balun from parts purchased from
A video on barang assembly is also available

This is a 1:1 baran kit $29 (about $4,350)

English instructions are included.

The balun is mounted just below the feed point.
You will need 6 ferrite beads, 1 tying band, and 1 large heat shrink tube.
Attach the cable ties to the coaxial cable at the position where you want to stop the bottom bead.
Remove the 12 half beads from the plastic holder.
Place two half beads around the feeder wire and secure with tape. Attach the remaining beads in the same manner.
Cover the six beads with a larger heat-shrinkable tube.
Make sure there is about 1 inch of tubing room on each side of the bead.
Shrink larger tubes using a heat source such as a heat gun, match, or lighter.
Place the two smaller heat-shrinkable tubes over the shrunken portion of the larger heat-shrinkable tube,
Firmly contract and secure.
For a video of the installation process,Retrieved from " https:https://youtu.be/ysAFhh1SO6Mfor more information.

Remove the snap core core from the holder.
The holder will not fit into the heat shrink tube if it is still attached.

Don't forget to thread one of the two heat shrink tubes that are cut smaller first!

Slip on the ties and temporarily fix the core with vinyl tape.

Heat shrink tubing is then placed over the core.
I had a little trouble with the insert because the size was just too small.

Heat gun I bought for heat shrink tubing for coils with the intention of making a multi-band dipole before.
Dipoles are full size without trap coils.
I didn't use it because I used a Fan-out Dipole Antenna (Fan-out Dipole Antenna)
25/03/05　28MHz antenna modification

Shrink the whole thing with a heat gun.

For waterproofing? Double up with small heat-shrink tubing.

completion
It will be a while before I can buy a pipe for the antenna.

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