de Ben, DF3CB
Hi all,
I got so many replies to my posting of FW2EH's antenna that I want to
publish all information about Titanex Antennas to everyone on this reflector.
FW2EH/DJ2EH uses a "Titanex Vertical" which is a German product of "Titanex
Antennentechnik". The company exists since more than two years. They
mainly produce antennas for amateur radio and for commercial purposes,
too. Titanex offers a variety of some 50+ antennas. All antennas are
extremly light-weighted, consist of a special aluminum/titanium mixture
and none of them has traps. The program covers lowband verticals, fullsize
monoband yagis, multi-band-yagis, log-periodic antennas and quads. The
3ele 40m yagi for example only weighs 35 kg (some 75 pound) and has no
linear loadings or something like that.
Most famous are the verticals. As far as I know these verticals are the
largest commercially available verticals in amateur radio. There are several
versions - the high one with a height of 26m (80ft), another one 20.5m
(60 ft). Both antennas are delivered in either the "DXpedition shipping"
version with a box length of 3.10m or the "Fixed Station shipping" version
with 6.10m box length. The sets include "Kevlar" ropes which are used in
moutain climbing and a mouting pole. The 26m version only weighs 7.5 kg
(= 16 pound) and therefore is ideal for DXpeditions!!! It can be erected
by just 2 or 3 people!
Because of the used material it is as flexible as "rubber" and at the same
time as hard as steel. But... it has no own static and is not self-standing
and therefore has to be supported by a lot of ropes. The antenna bends like
a huge upside down "U" when you start to erect it and finally straightens
when you pull the last ropes.
I use the 26m version at my station for a year now with big success. But I
also have to say that the antenna came down four times in one year in
severe storms. It didn't brake but it was difficult to reerect it because
it's mounted on top of a roof in my case. Lengthening the ropes with more
flat guying angles solved the problem.
Prices are pretty expensive because of the used material. The 26m vertical
for example costs some US$ 1000. Matching networks for 160/80/40 (installed
in a weather-proof box close to the feedpoint of the antenna) are also
available. The boxes use heavy-duty ceramics relays for band-switching.
The price for the box is some 400 $.
I just had a phone call with the owner of Titanex to clear some questions
that came up with the requests received after my posting.
- They have only a German language catalogue so far but he will translate
it now into English and the English catalogue will be available by the
end of next week.
- Titanex still cannot accept major credit cards but he promised me that
this will be solved very soon.
- The address is:
Titanex Antennentechnik
Burgstall 2
94339 Leiblfing
Germany
Phone: (+49) 9427 - 902 180
Fax: (+49) 9427 - 902 181
- The catalogue then will be available for US$ 12 (postage is v e r y
expensive in DL-land)
I can answer most upcoming questions regarding Titanex antennas or relay
requests to Titanex. I'll be back to check my email next Monday.
73, Ben, DF3CB
E-mail: df3cb@infotechnik.com
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