Antennas used by the USFS

[N467RX]

Does anybody know the manufacturer/model of the antennas used by the USFS on their vehicles? I've seen pictures from different Natl Forests vehicles and they look like that
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[n0nhp]

Depends on the forest and who they have contracted to do the installs. When I was installing for them we usually used Larsen WBQ 150 antennas, now doing comms on fires, I see vehicles from all over the nation. Most of the antennas are Wide Band Quarterwave for VHF Hi band centered around 160MHz. Some will have gain type antennas, others will have standard 1/4 wave VHF antennas. I have occasionally run across the wide-band gain type antennas such as the Maxrad unit. Almost all will use the NMO base.

Bruce

 

[BonziBuddy]

It's some proprietary Motorola antenna that comes with the radios. The closest you're going to come to them would be the Antenex WideBand antenna with the spring.

If you have any Antenex Mobile Load Coil antenna attach this http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=37200&eventPage=1

 

[BonziBuddy]

They are specifically PCTEL Maxrad Mobile Antennas

MWV1322HDS- 132-174 (Tunable)
MUF4503S- 450-470
MDB1444S- Dual Band