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 3500 series wideband tape antenna has been designed for manpack radio applications, with suitable radio antenna tuner unit, operating in the 30-512MHz frequency band. 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 an antenna matching unit (AMU) optimised over the full operating band. The radio interface end of the AMU can be tailored to the radio manufacturers bulkhead interface.
Frequency Range
30-512 MHz
Gain
See gain curve
Power Rating
15W CW at 55C (30-512MHz)
20W CW at 55C (120-512MHz)
Connection
3500-100-01 - BNC Male with M16 x 0.75 retaining thread
3500-101-01 - TNC Male
3500-102-01 - N Type Male
3500-103-01 - BNC Male
Input Impedance
50
VSWR
3.5:1 (subject to groundplane)
Pattern
Omnidirectional
Polarisation
Linear vertical
Design
Broadband monopole flexible tape with antenna matching network (AMU).
Height
0.5m
Weight
164g
Finish
Matt black