Racal Antennas Limited has many years of experience in design, development and manufacture of manpack/portable antennas for the military user. They have been developed after consultation with military users and radio manufacturers worldwide.

The 834 series 1.2 metre tape antenna has been designed for manpack radio applications, with suitable radio antenna tuner unit, operating in the HF & VHF frequency bands. This type of antenna is more suited for combat conditions where physical restriction on the user and radio is not desirable. These antennas are constructed from a number of stainless steel tape elements, sheathed in a protective durable sleeving. The tape antenna is supplied with a flexible assembly (gooseneck) to allow for operation in the standing or prone position. The radio interface end of the flexible assembly can be tailored to the radio manufacturers' bulkhead interface.