Spiderbeam

Spiderbeam was founded in the year 2000 by DF4SA, sparked by his passion for highly competitive radio contesting during portable, outdoor operations, field days, DXpeditions, etc. Simple wire antennas are quite all right, but using them to do well in a contest is pretty hard. So Spiderbeam developed a range of Portable Beam antennas ideal for Dxpeditions and travel use, whilst still great for use at home.

Apart from a good high band antenna, a competitive portable contest station must have a lightweight & efficient antenna for the low bands as well. For this purpose they designed a range of Professional Telescopic Poles. These strong poles are very well suited for carrying low band wire GP or inverted L antennas, or any other temporary wires, like quad or delta loops and dipoles for all bands.

The secret behind the success of their portable spiderbeam yagi is its simplicity, ruggedness and a true “no compromise” design. Several full size monoband beams are interlaced on one boom with negligible interaction. While the antenna is as light as a mini beam, it maintains the gain and F/B ratio of a typical full size triband. The whole antenna weight is only 6-7kg (14 lbs), making it ideally suited for portable use. It can be carried and installed easily by a single person. A small push-up mast and a TV rotator is totally sufficient, saving even more weight on the total setup. The transportation length is only 1.20m (4ft).

After completion of the design phase and successful trial runs in 2001 and 2002 CQWW contests, the Spiderbeam antenna plans were released to the public.

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