CrankIR Vertical - Antenne HF Portable

[VE2UGO Hugo]

Intéressante idée qui semble assez portable!

http://www.steppir.com/

A lightweight, high performance, extremely portable vertical antenna rated at 2000 watts key-down with fully manual operation (no electrical power or controller required). Patented folded design allows for 40% reduction in size with only a 0.3dB reduction in performance compared to a full length vertical.
Specifications:

- Lightweight and extremely portable, the CrankIR is also a great option for stealth installations (CC&R) or for the ham that is on a budget.
- Install and break down in minutes!
- Continuous coverage on all frequencies within specified range
- Simple operation – change bands with a turn of the crank
- 2000 watt power rating
- Patented folded design allows for 40% shorter element with only 0.3dB reduction in gain compared to a full length vertical
- Ideal for DXpeditions, hiking, Field Day, boating or home QTH use
- No controller or electric power required – fully self contained manual operation
- 20m – 2m CrankIR weighs approximately 5.5 lb; telescoping support is 9 ft when fully extended, retracts to 26″
- 40m – 2m CrankIR weighs approximately 8.5 lb; telescoping support is 18 ft when fully extended, retracts to 30″
- 80m – 2m version will be available; more information as we develop it

Available in Spring 2013

[VE2UGO Hugo]

http://www.prestosell.com/cgi-bin/order.pl?ref=Fluidmotion&fm=13
http://www.steppir.com/crankir-vertical-and-dipole

Version de base
00301 CrankIR vertical; base model, no radials;
CrankIR vertical antenna, base model (there are no radials provided for this base model, the unit comes with a radial lug for placing of radials. 40m-2m continuous coverage   

$ 379.00


   06401 Adjustable Radial Assembly - CrankIR
CrankIR Adjustable Radial Assembly, 40m-2m; Allows for effortless tuning of radials using the CrankIR technology; Also required for the optional Dipole kit;   

$ 105.00


   06410 Dipole Kit - CrankIR
Dipole accessory kit for CrankIR; Requires the Adjustable Radial Assembly (p/n 06401), includes components necessary create a tunable dipole.   

$ 87.00


   06415 Low band (80M) kit - CrankIR vertical
This is a factory installed option; the base model CrankIR has enough wire to comfortably tune through the 40m band; The low band kit equips your CrankIR to get to the lower bands where a taller radiator may be needed. NOTE: if you have the tunable radial option, you will need to order an additional low band kit.   

$ 85.00


   06450 Portable aluminum antenna stand - 72'' height
Aluminum portable antenna stand for CrankIR vertical; 31'' collapsed length, Extremely light - 4lb total weight; Ideal for using the CrankIR in field operations   

$ 55.00


   06451 9 ft 6'' Heavy duty aluminum stand - CrankIR
Heavy duty aluminum stand telescopes to 118 inches; 38'' collapsed length; Ideal for portable or home QTH mounting of CrankIR vertical; Weight - 7lb   

$ 85.00


   06460 Telescoping pole 16 ft - CrankIR
16 ft telescoping pole, 23'' when collapsed, extremely portable; create custom heights by only using certain sections of pole; lightweight, heavy duty;   

$ 45.00


   06032 Elevated Radials for Verticals (all models)
Two 16 awg insulated wires 32 ft long, terminated in a single ring lug; Requires one set of two per band, trimming of radial wires may be necessary; NOTE: These radial kits will work well for CrankIR owners that have NOT purchased the optional tunable radial kit.

$ 22.00

[VA2SG Jean-Pierre]

Sûrement une antenne performante mais 7 livres pour une antenne est beaucoup trop lourd pour du "hiking".

Ajoutez: votre propre poids, le sac, l'eau, le repas, le rig, le micro?, clé CW, la batterie, le GPS, le rig 2m, le cellulaire, petit kit premiers soins, sifflet, anti-moustiques, alouette....

C'est pas très honnête de la part de Steppir de prétendre que l'antenne peut servir pour des randonnées en montagne.

57 activations SOTA (+ 3 randonnes se soldant par un échec) ici en témoignent.

Beau produit, ingénieuse idée mais tout le monde néglige le poids.

Bien sûr, si la rando dure 10 minutes, ca va. Ou encore, si on ne monte pas, si on fait une rando sans gravir en altitude, peut-être que ca ira.

73zz

[VE2UGO Hugo]

Je pense juste à la glace et elle me fait peur...

C'est un produit que tu dois entrer et sortir en permanence. Pas juste installé en ''permanence'' et ''extentionner'' au besoin pour pas éveiller les voisins...

Cher pour être un ''beta testeur''!

[VE2UGO Hugo]

Vidéo de l'installation

Tout sauf très compact, rapide et simple!

CrankIR Portable Vertical Setup

SteppIR CrankIR vertical setup and takedown


Documents

Brochure CrankIR Vertical

White Paper


Prix

00301 CrankIR vertical; base model, no radials; CrankIR vertical antenna, base model (there are no radials provided for this base model, the unit comes with a radial lug for placing of radials. 40m-2m continuous coverage

$ 398.00 (kit de base sans radiale et trépier - Il faut ajouter au moins 300$ de plus)

[VE2OK Jean]

Ouf! J'aime mieux la buddipole.

[VE2UGO Hugo]

Ouf! J'aime mieux la buddipole.

Les vidéos m'incitent pas du tout à dilapider mes millis pour cette antenne... Qu'il s'agisse d'un produit pour les SOTA's, le portable ou les espaces restreints, je crois quelle a trop de défaut pour remplir une des facettes énumérées!