Ham Radio Moxon Antenna Parts

Amateur radio is one of my hobbies, and sometimes I operate of the "6 meter" (50 Mhz) band using a Moxon antenna. This antenna has a wire strung through four corners of an X-frame.

The feed point is located in the center of the long front wire, and an insulator with two pegs holds the wire ends and the feed cable. The rear wire is unbroken, but has an identical two-peg insulator to support the wire.

Fiberglass rods sold as electric fence posts become spreader rods that fit into holes in these 3D-printed parts to form the X-frame.

The white parts in this photo make up a complete set; the red parts are explained later.

• Central hub
• Four corners (round with peg) with large holes that fit onto the fiberglass rods
• Two feed point insulators (hexagon with two pegs)
• Two insulators for the wire ends (rectangle, two pegs)

Red "indicators" can be added to white parts to identify the front of the antenna, where maximum radiation occurs. The triangular red "arrow" slips onto the two posts of the feed point. Cylindrical red sleeves slide over the pegs on the two white front corner pieces.

(To clarify this photo: A corner piece is round with a peg protruding from its side. Six are shown – four white and two red – lying on their backs. When installed, the peg is vertical, and a spreader rod fits into the large hole.

I sell these parts, and will print the front parts in red if the customer asks, eliminating the slip-on red pieces.