Moxon Antenna Build for 6 Meters

Start to finish Moxon Antenna Build for the 6 meter band. A portable lightweight 2 element wire beam antenna that you can take to your favorite hilltop. Follow along as I build this very popular 2 element antenna.
This antenna build is centered around the type of center hub or X bracket that you make. I used copper pipe to make a lightweight bracket that works
well.

[hamtalker]

I got mine built, and was able to make two contacts this morning from Danville KY to Muncie Indiana and Indianapolis so that's great, I am working on strength ting the hub so I have to make a new one love this antenna

[russ_vee_jr]

In a word: OUTSTADING!

Clear, consise, and very well presented. A hat tip to you Sir.

I've wanted to get on 6M SSB and the FM Repeaters for years. You just showed me how easy it can be and with band edge to edge usable SWR.

I have so many projects running simultaneously that I can't keep track of them. Some I've just started, some are at some level of completion, but none have been completed.

I suspect I have some form of AD. In my mid-teens, my Grandmother said 'Rusty, you never finish anything'. So for the last 65+ years, I've been working really hard to prove that that Grand Old Lady was 100% correct.

Well, you just added another project to my list. But, this is so easy that I can start it in a week or two and finish it in one or two days. A great Rainy-Day project.

If I do this, I'll come back and edit this post.

Say a prayer for

73 from So NH

[srmoment]

I have been using this GREAT antenna for about 6 months. Making lots of QSO's would recommend it to anyone... Thanks Steve
73 KB7MM

[WRMD]

Wow what a nice design! You make this look quick and easy and your instructions are clean and easy to follow. A work of caution on the Dremel, those mini saw blades can get dangerous VERY QUICKLY! I almost cut my thumb off one time because I was holding the piece with one hand and cutting with the other and at high rpms the blade can grab the piece you're cutting and take off. You're smart to use a vise!
The 6 meter Moxon I built used 1/2 inch copper pipe and was more square than rectangle. It worked great, but I noticed that it radiated down the coax when I checked it with a cheap homemade field strength meter. I used your technique of making a few turns of coax around a small coffee can and then taping and using wire ties around the coax. I didn't leave the coffee can in place, I just used it as a guide while winding the coax. I've heard that it works best when you make the coax 1/2 wavelength long, but I just winged it and wound it a bunch of times and the turns even overlapped each other. It was kind of a mess, but absolutely had NO rf on the coax after that point!
It would be cool to see you add 2 meters to this as well. I'm not sure if you could feed them with the same coax or not. I love these plumbers delight design and you build hem in the true spirit of amateur radio. Way better than buying something out of a box for hundreds of dollars! As a Mainer myself, I appreciate your shirt, although I did live in South Carolina for 17 years and always like traveling through Georgia. Thanks Steve and 73's.

[daveengstrom]

This is a good video. Easy to follow along with. BUT, I could never make a thing like that without a hot cup of coffee. 😄 I like the idea of those fiberglass electric fence posts. I would not have thought of it. That looks like just the thing for a field day event.

[AASD]

Excellent thank you, I made one also for FT8 om 6 Mtrs and placed in Attic and it works great, than you for the build information

[jamesfoley]

Tnx for this video. I made notes an I am going to give this a build. I already have all the materials in my junk box.

[hamtalker]

Just started this build, I used to my band Saw to cut the PVC and not a rotary tool, great job

[kenluning]

Saw this show up on my feed. Very nice build. Will have to put this on the list for antenna projects.
Thanks for sharing.
de W5KAL

[vicpurvis]

Excellent video. Just finished my build. Hope to have it on the air tomorrow. NB4T

[tedfisher]

Looking to build my first 6m Moxon. Your video was exactly what I needed to move ahead. Thanks you very much. 73 AC8SW

[docfoot]

Great job there, will have to make one of these for portable, 73's

[Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

Thanks for a great step by step guide to building an easy to do build

[JohnHill-qohb]

I like the subtle tribute to Les Nessman, interesting video.

[aerofart]

Nice build. I like the way the wire elements are held taught. It looks like it will hold up to the test of time.

I would have like to see better coverage of you mounting it to the mast and to hear the antenna to get a feeling for its directivity and noise characteristics, but maybe you’ve already covered that in another video, so I’ll have a look through your library.

Thanks for sharing. 73s.

[srmoment]

Thanks Steve great clip easy build found all of my needs except for the SO239 at the big box store Lowes. Have mine on portable fiber glass mast at 30 feet. My first Maxon 73 KB7MM

[derekthwaytes]

Been looking for a alternative to dipole, and your idea has given me the route to getting on 6 mtrs with without a dipole, Thanks for the clear instructions. DE G1GDB

[joeblow]

Nice antenna, can't wait to see it in action

[hbarwickjr]

Enjoyed watching. Just beginning here looking for ideas and you sure gave me one! Subscribed.

[deirdre_anne]

Great video and nice design. Seems like it would be a hair lighter and cheaper with pvc for the X, using a short straight section and a couple Y's, though it would take some measuring.