I continued the build on the Hex Beam this morning and made it to the 20 Meter Element. I reworked the pigtail that came with the Hex beam by shortening the ground side letting it lean more to the left away from the top hub. I used Plasti Dip from home Depot to insulate and cover any exposed wire. The black you see on the feed point is a aerosol spray Plasti Dip to protect any exposed metal objects, the parts are stainless but extra never hurts. The rope is still hanging loose, I am letting it stretch in the Texas heat and tomorrow I wil re-adjust the rope to level all the spreaders.
Just for grins I checked the SWR on the 20 meter element at 8 feet above ground. As you can see I am very happy with the results and it should drop to 1.2 at 90′.
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I have been a licensed Ham since 1981, some of my calls have been DB0ABB, Ka2qej, Kb6yll, N6swu. My Station consists of a FT 1000mp, FT920, Alpha 76a, and a full rack of audio gear for both rigs. I passed my 20 WPM. 
