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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hexbeam 20-6m Antenna Review<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society (LEFARS) member Andy M0TTB has written a review of his impressive looking 20-6m Hexbeam.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The antenna is a G3TXQ re-design of the Mike Traffie Hexbeam and is manufactured by MW0JZE. It is described as comprising a number of boomless 2 element wire Yagis supported by fibreglass spreader arms in a hexagonal pattern.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Read the review at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://lefars.org.uk/WPblog/2011/11/20/the-g3txq-designed-mw0jze-manufactured-20-6m-broadband-hexbeam/">http://lefars.org.uk/WPblog/2011/11/20/the-g3txq-designed-mw0jze-manufactured-20-6m-broadband-hexbeam/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The LEFARS are an active and friendly club and welcome newcomers. They meet at 8pm on alternate Fridays of each month at All Saints House, Romford Road, Chigwell Road, Essex, IG7 4QD. Please check the Diary of Events on the LEFARS website for the next meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The nearest Underground station is Grange Hill on the Central Line and the 150 bus from Ilford terminates at All Saints Church – for map see the “How to Find Us” page on the <a href="http://www.lefars.org.uk/">http://www.lefars.org.uk/</a> website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>More information can be found on the blog at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://blog.lefars.org.uk/ or contact the secretary Marc Litchman G0TOC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Tel: 020-8502 1645<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mob: 07743 456058<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Email: marc at lefars.org.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>