Manpack and Portable Jamming Antennas
Cobham Antenna Systems
JAMMING/IED
PROTECTION
SITUATION
AWARENESS
COMMUNICATIONS ON
THE MOVE
VOICE
COMMUNICATIONS
Wide range of high
power, broadband,
high performance
manpack antennas
Combined
communications and
GPS antennas for
flexible voice/data
communications
Range of broadband,
multi-band and narrow
band antennas
Extensive range of
in-service antennas
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Manpack and Portable Jamming Antennas
Tactical communications requirements for now and for the future
MAIN COVER IMAGE
Manpack antennas in
operational theatre
2 Communications
on the move
3 Long range
communications
Evolving Tactical Communications
Over the last sixty years, the nature of conflict has dramatically changed.
In the early second half of the 20th century battles were largely waged
in rural environments, to defend a nation or continent from a foe in an
easily recognisable uniform. In the 21st century, the scenarios are very
different in that the majority of conflicts are of a smaller scale. These
include counter insurgency and peacekeeping activities on global basis
against a threat that is indistinguishable from the local population going
about normal activity.
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solutions
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As a result of these changes in the tactical
environment, communications has evolved to
cater for the following:
• Increased volume of traffic, simultaneous
voice and data.
• Increase in global communications with
tactical UHF Satellite capability.
• Greater mobility requiring smaller, lighter
radio equipment and ancillaries.
• Migration of developments from the civil
market into the military sector e.g. WiFi,
WiMax, GPS Navigation, Internet etc.
• Increased range of frequencies used
for communications and neutralising
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) require
a high performance broadband antenna.
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PORTABLE ANTENNAS
HIGH PERFORMANCE ANTENNAS
SPECIFIC CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS
50 YEARS EXPERIENCE
With frequency ranges from 1.6
to 2500 MHz and up to 70w
For software defined radios including
high capacity data radios
Special band, built in GPS, flexible
adaptors etc.
Design, supply and support of
in-service tactical antennas
The Solution
Cobham Antenna Systems provides the most
extensive range of high performance, robust
and compact antennas to support the latest
generation of tactical personal radios and
portable jammers:
• Single band antennas, HF, VHF, UHF
(including TacSAT), covert, TETRA.
• Multi-band antennas for multi-role radios or
manpack radios with built-in GPS.
• Broadband antennas for Software Defined
Radios and High Capacity Data Radios that
maximise performance over very wide
frequency bands.
• High power versions of all of the above for
portable jamming needs.
Cobham Antenna Systems compliments the
above with an extensive range of accessories,
for example:
• AMUs (Antenna Matching Units) are
available separately or integrated within the
manpack whip antennas.
• Ground spike adaptors with ground planes
to utilise antennas remote from the radio.
• Elevation kits to mount antennas on
tactical masts. This facilitates increased
communications range.
• Knuckles and goosenecks to adjust the angle
of the antennas on the radio for:
– Combatants in the prone position
– Improved Near Vertical Incidence
Skywave (NVIS) performance
– Protection of the antenna/radio
from obstacles
Part Number
Description
HF and VHF Manpack Whips
5100-9001
HF Whip, Steel, 2.4m
843
Folding Whip Copper Plated Steel, Flexible Base, 2.4m
690
HF/VHF Whip, Copper Plated Steel, Flexible Base, 2.7m
842
VHF Folding Whip Steel, Flexible Base, 1.4m
3021/3041
30-108 MHz Helical Whip, AMU, 1.0m
3022
30-108 MHz Folding Whip, AMU, 1.0m
834
Tape, AMU, Tape, 1.2m
839
Folding Whip, Capacitively Loaded AMU, Copper Plated Steel, 2.4m
3515
30-88 MHz + AMU, 5w Tape
“Tri-Band”
Baton 30-88 MHz, L1 & L2 GPS, Flexible Base
Ground Spike VHF Manpack Whips
4020-910
30-88 MHz + AMU, 2.3m
3020-920
30-108 MHz + AMU, 2.3m
4020-900
30-88 MHz + AMU + Mast, 2.3m
High Band VHF Manpack Whips
811-600-100
Tape 220-240 MHz + AMU, 30w
UHF Manpack Antennas
3508
225-400 MHz + AMU
3509
420-450 MHz + AMU
3514
340-360 MHz + AMU
Broad/Multi-band VHF Manpack Whips
3500
Tape 30-512 MHz + AMU
3504
Tape 100-400 MHz + AMU
3505
Baton 225-1000 MHz + AMU
3506
Baton Centre Fed 1.0-2.5 GHz
3510
500-2500 MHz + AMU
5100-9008
225-450, 902-928 & 1410-1460 MHz
Covert Antennas
5100-9011
Covert Monopole
5100-9012
Covert Dipole
Manpack Jammer Antennas
5100-9100
20-100 MHz
5100-9101
100-200 MHz
5100-9102
200-500 MHz
5100-9103
500-6000 MHz
5100-9005
20-520 MHz, 1.2m
For further information please contact:
Cobham Antenna Systems
The Cobham Centre
Fourth Avenue, Marlow
Buckinghamshire, SL7 1TF
England
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Tel: +44 (0) 1628 472 072
Fax: +44 (0) 1628 482 255
E-mail: [email protected]
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