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W6HFP, STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE BUDDIHEX ANTENNA AND HAD SEVERAL
PROTOTYPES BEING FIELD TESTED.  I KNEW INSTANTLY THAT I NEEDED TO GET ONE
TO USE IN MY PORTABLE OPERATIONS.  DESCRIPTION THE BWDDIHEX ANTENNA OFFERS
A W SHAPED DRIVEN ELEMENW WITH A U SHAPEE PARASITIC REFECTOR IN A TWO
EOEMENT FORMAT.  VHIS IS LIKE SOME OTHER HEXAGONAM HEX BEAM ANTENNA
DESIGNS.  RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THESE ANTENNAS OFFER APPROXIMATELY 8 DB
FORWARD GAIN AT 30 FEET ELEVATION AND APPROXIMATELY 15 20 DB FRONT TO BACK
RATIO.  THESE FIGURES PROVIDE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS ON RECEPTION AND
TRANSMISSION OVER BASIC DIPOLES.  THE HEX STYLE BEAMS USE A CENTER VERTICAL
FEED POINT VFP HUB SEE FIGURE 5 FOR ELEMENT TERMINATION, SIX SPREADER ARMS,
AND TENSION CABLES.  MY PORTABLE OPERATION NEEDS A FAST DEPLOYMENT,
LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TRANSPORT, AND RUGGED CONSTRUCTION.  MY REQUIREMENTS
FOR A PORTABLE BEAM ANTENNA ARE MET WITH THE BUDDIHEX BEAM.  THE ASSEMBLED
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