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 3509 manpack monopole antenna has been designed for manpack radio applications operating in the 420-450 MHz (UHF) frequency band.  A flexible gooseneck is fitted as standard to enable the antenna to be angled to the ideal position when used in a tactical role.  The antennas are fully ruggedised for military use.