I’m the proud owner of a Gap Titan DX! Attached please find some pictures. The antenna was purchased and erected on 12/16/1995. The antenna is mounted on top of a 20 foot flag pole. This summer I took the antenna down for some much needed TLC. I ordered what I call a re-build kit from Gap. All transition wires, and the counterpoise wire were replaced and everything was scrubbed with steel wool pads. The antenna looks new again! Yesterday I noticed the VSWR was high on 15 meters, so I called Gap and talked with Richard. It turns out that I didn’t place the offsets in the correct spot after scrubbing years of tarnish off the aluminum. With Richard’s help I was able to get everything in the correct place, and tuned again. Thank You again Richard for your help. Now the VSWR looks great across all the bands. While rag-chewing on 75 meters last night, the report was, “I’ve never heard you this loud”! As of today 11-3-09, I’ve worked 235 DXCC entities! I hope to work you soon.
Testimonials
I have been using a Gap “Titan” antenna for several years now. I find it’s low angle of radiation and very low SWR’s on all bands works extremely well for my DX operations. I can get thru most “pileups” on the first call. I often run high power (legal limit) and have experienced no issues. […]
I love this antenna. My first true DX contact shortly after installing the Titan DX was FT5ZM, Amsterdam Island. A whopping 11422 miles from my QTH. This antenna just performs. I am trying to figure out how to get another one and get it “portable” for field day (I need to figure out the financial […]
I have had a Challenger in the back yard for 19 years. It is my only antenna. I have had very good results with the antenna. It has SWR better than 2:1 as advertised (at least in the CW portion of the bands where I operate – I haven’t really checked the upper portion of […]
Greetings and salutations, my, my how time flies when you’re having fun..on the bands that is. I am long over due on a follow up revies of my GAP Challenger DX antenna. Having had this up well over 3 years now, and it has had quite a bit of use, with pretty much little to […]
Here’s a testimonial for you…I was working stations (remote from MA) during the hurricane Monday night when I received a “HI SWR” warning from my computer. I then set the transceiver up to analyze the antenna and saw a 3.5-3.9:1 SWR. I was able to disengage the amplifier, and using the internal tuner continue to […]