[TowerTalk] TITANEX VD 8010 Vertical Dipole...User Comments?

[Ken Hirschberg]

Hello, Sam
I am Ken Hirschberg, president of CAL-AV LABS, Inc.  Regarding the Titanex
80-10, and a similar line manufactured in the U.S. by CAL-AV and in
beta-testing, but not yet announced:  The Titanex is just like the "all-band"
horizontal dipoles that everyone knows and loves, except that it is a vertical
version.  Yes, the balanced line should come away at right angles to the
dipole.  Tuning is accomplished not by loading, but in the tuner, which, of
course must be one that can handle the high voltages that will occur at its
terminals at some frequencies.
Our line is known as the Balanced Vertical Radiator, or BVR-XX series.  It is
offered both as a balanced line fed dipole, like the Titanex, _and_ as an
end-wire loaded, hairpin matched mono / multi band radiator.
Properly installed, either the Titanex or our BVR series will be excellent
performers.  A BVR-24  configured for multi-band operation on both 40 and 30
meters, is currently undergoing beta-testing at N6PKT, who has related "big
sig" reports.  Full information will appear on our web page at: www.cal-av.com,
under "antennas" in about 45 days.

Sincerely, Ken  K6HPX

sam@severs.com wrote:

> I'm interested in hearing from any users of the Titanex VD 8010 verticle
> dipole.  It's depicted on their web page as being fed with ladder or window
> line and they mention the use of a tuner...I assume that the feed line must
> come away at a right angle foe some distance.
>
> It's very pricy (457.00 EURO) and has to be shipped from Germany (expensive
> again).  It's attractive because it's light and easy to get up.  Anyone out
> there who is using it who could comment?  Pro or con?
>
> Since it's only about 40' long and operates on 80-10 meters I assume its
> loaded or continually loaded...
>
> Sam/ N6FAV
>
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