Military HF Mobile Whip Antennas

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Military HF Mobile Whip Antennas



AT Military Vehicle HF Antenna The various AT Military HF whips antennas are designed to be used with an Automatic Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU), such as the AT T-1.
They are suitable for mounting on any horizontal, flat surface.
They can be supplied with any hole pattern base.
They are extremely rugged, and meet MIL-STD 810 and Australian Defence Standard DEF-STAN 00-35.
The standard version is 3 metres high, and designed for mobile operation. Extra elements are available as an option so that it can be transformed into a 6m whip for stationary use—a guy kit is included. The AT T-1 tuner should be used with this configuration.
A Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) kit is included, for enhanced close-in operation.
Other variants are available in 2.4m and 3.0m lengths, with high-impact shock mounts or more cost-effective springs.
The shock mount variant can be flexed to 90° from the vertical with no damage caused to the base unit and whip antenna.
Carbon-fibre and aluminium elements are available.
 
Specifications
 
Electrical  
Frequency range 1.6 to 30MHz, tuner-dependant
Power rating 1kW PEP
Nominal Impedance Untuned (tuner required)
Radiation Pattern Omni directional
Polarisation Vertical or pulled to an angle for NVIS
 High voltage whip contact protection 11 kVAC
Mechanical
Height 2.4m, 3m or 6m options
Base hole pattern Any NATO pattern, or user-defined
Installation kit supplied Gasket, socket-headed set-screws, nuts, washers and 500mm ATU connection lead
Input connector Insulated High Voltage stud (6m)
Environmental Ambient temperatures -21 to +70C; DEF-STAN 00-34, test CL1 and test CL4
  Relative humidity 98%; DEF-STAN 00-35
  Altitude 3,00m ASL; DEF-STAN 00-35
  Immersion 1.5m; DEF-STAN 00-35
  Driving Dust DEF-STAN 00-35
  Corrosion/Salt DEF-STAN 00-35
  Contamination DEF-STAN 00-35
  Drop DEF-STAN 00-35
  Vibration DEF-STAN 00-35
Packed dimensions and weight 3m carbon fibre whips 170mm H x 170mm W x 1,430mm L, 4.8kg
Weight 3m carbon fibre whips 3.8kg (Base, shockmount, 2 elements and gasket)
Colour   Customer-specified
 
Preliminary
 
3m whip, shockmount, carbon-fibre elements 02-4010-001
3m whip, mechanically-matched barrel spring, carbon-fibre elements 02-4011-001
2.4m whip, mechanically-matched barrel spring, aluminium elements 02-4012-001
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