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RACAL ANTENNAS

RACAL ANTENNAS

Racal Antennas has almost 50 years experience in the design and manufacture of military antennas in the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands. The company has specialised in antennas for the ground tactical arena for combat net radio and wide area system applications. The product range covers antennas for manpack radios, vehicle mounted antennas or remote antennas designed to extend the range of the radio system. Sectional and Telescopic masts are available in either pneumatic or mechanical crank-up versions from 4 metres up to 50 metres with numerous headload configurations.

Racal Antennas product range has been designed and manufactured using the latest materials and manufacturing techniques. All have exceptional electrical performance and are fully ruggedised to meet the demanding environments in which they will operate.


Manpack / portable antennas for the military user covering HF/VHF/UHF and wideband frequencies. All products have been developed after consultation with military users and radio manufacturers. Racal Antennas can offer a wide range of folding whips, tapes and helical antennas with options including flexible assemblies (goosenecks), spring bases and GPS units.

MANPACK - PORTABLE ANTENNAS

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Manpack / portable antennas for the military user covering HF/VHF/UHF and wideband frequencies. All products have been developed after consultation with military users and radio manufacturers. Racal Antennas can offer a wide range of folding whips, tapes and helical antennas with options including flexible assemblies (goosenecks), spring bases and GPS units.


Racal Antennas Limited has many years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of vehicle antennas, developed after consultation with defence contractors, military users and radio manufacturers worldwide. Monopole and dipole whips, HF loops and low profile antennas covering the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands.

VEHICLE ANTENNAS - HF, VHF AND UHF

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Racal Antennas Limited has many years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of vehicle antennas, developed after consultation with defence contractors, military users and radio manufacturers worldwide. Monopole and dipole whips, HF loops and low profile antennas covering the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands.


Racal Antennas has an extensive range of elevated directional and omnidirectional antennas, tactical wire kits and HF loop antennas covering the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands. They have recently developed a full range of antennas for wide area systems (radio relay) type applications covering bands 1, 3+ and 4.  All have exceptional electrical performance and are fully ruggedised to meet the demanding environments in which they will operate.
GROUND MOUNTED ANTENNAS

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Racal Antennas has an extensive range of elevated directional and omnidirectional antennas, tactical wire kits and HF loop antennas covering the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands. They have recently developed a full range of antennas for wide area systems (radio relay) type applications covering bands 1, 3+ and 4. All have exceptional electrical performance and are fully ruggedised to meet the demanding environments in which they will operate.


Sectional and telescopic support masts manufactured using aluminium or composite materials. All masts have been designed and manufactured to meet the demanding requirements of mobile communications systems. Typical applications include defence communications, emergency services, survey, broadcast and temporary illumination. Sectional masts are available up to heights of 7.2 metres.

Sectional and telescopic support masts manufactured using aluminium or composite materials. All masts have been designed and manufactured to meet the demanding requirements of mobile communications systems. Typical applications include defence communications, emergency services, survey, broadcast and temporary illumination. Sectional masts are available up to heights of 7.2 metres.


Racal Antennas Limited has many years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of shipboard antennas, developed after consultation with defence contractors, military users and radio manufacturers worldwide. Racal Antennas can offer a wide range of monopole, dipole and loop antennas covering the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands.
SHIPBOARD ANTENNAS

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Racal Antennas Limited has many years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of shipboard antennas, developed after consultation with defence contractors, military users and radio manufacturers worldwide. Racal Antennas can offer a wide range of monopole, dipole and loop antennas covering the HF, VHF and UHF frequency bands.


Racal Antennas MVS Series products provide the most able VSAT communications solution in the industry. The MVS Series allows non-skilled personnel to operate mobile Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications equipment enabling the user to access any broadband application over satellite.
VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL

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Racal Antennas MVS Series products provide the most able VSAT communications solution in the industry. The MVS Series allows non-skilled personnel to operate mobile Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications equipment enabling the user to access any broadband application over satellite.


All products are designed with the quality and environmental requirements suitable for today's military to carry out their operational commitments and will operate efficiently in all extremes of environmental conditions.

The company operates in the 1.6Mhz-5.4Ghz frequency bands with band specific products suited for HF, VHF and UHF or wideband products across all applications, in addition to products for wide area systems (line of sight antennas), and WLAN applications. The products can be field mounted on top of the company’s extensive range of telescopic masts up to heights of 50 metres.

Modern defence forces have to operate across the full spectrum of environmental conditions and the equipment they use has to provide them with the capability to communicate no matter what the conditions. Racal’s investment in development and quality ensures its products meet the most rigorous of requirements. The company is registered ISO9001 and ISO14001.

Racal Antennas is part of the Cobham Antennas group of companies within Cobham plc who are recognized as world leaders in the design and manufacture of antenna systems for airborne, launcher, satellite, vehicular, transportable, wireless, microcell, subscriber and ground systems.

RACAL ANTENNAS
First Avenue
Millbrook Trading Estate
Southampton
Hants
SO15 OLJ

Tel: +44 (0)23 8070 5705

Fax: +44 (0)23 8070 1122

Website: www.racalantennas.com

Email: sales@racalantennas.com

Contact: Mr Derek McClelland (Managing Director)

Products/Services :

  • Antennas
  • Communications Equipment and Systems
  • Shipboard Antennas
  • Tactical and Data Communications
  • Tactical Information Systems
  • Telescopic Masts
  • UHF Radio Equipment
  • VHF Radio Equipment

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