I was wondering what are the brands out there for commercial antennas, so far I only know about the antenna brands that are used for CB, scanners, GMRS/FRS, and ham radio. But I don't think I know any commercial brands.
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Commercial antenna brands?
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prcguy
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The favorite brands vary slightly depending on what side of the country your on. For the west coast some of the favorite mountaintop repeater antennas are made by DB Products, Cellwave (Stationmaster, used to be Phelps Dodge), Telewave, some Antenna Specialists, Bogner (for 800-900MHz), Kreco for some specialized stuffy and a few brands I forget.
After big ice and snowstorms on mountaintops the Antenna Specialists fiberglass types seem to break first, then the older Stationmasters but the all aluminum exposed dipole arrays seem to last. Tha hams that put Diamond, Comet, Hustler, Cushcraft and other fiberglass ham antennas on 5000+ ft mountaintops usually learn the hard way after the first big storm.
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After big ice and snowstorms on mountaintops the Antenna Specialists fiberglass types seem to break first, then the older Stationmasters but the all aluminum exposed dipole arrays seem to last. Tha hams that put Diamond, Comet, Hustler, Cushcraft and other fiberglass ham antennas on 5000+ ft mountaintops usually learn the hard way after the first big storm.
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Here are a just a few. There are many more antenna manufacturers.
PCTEL Antenna Products Featuring MAXRAD Antenna Specialists Bluewave and Wi Sys brands PCTEL 39318 39029
RFS - Radio Frequency Systems - Your Global RF Partner
Antennas - Pulse Larsen
CommScope ::: Andrew ::: Product/Antennas
Cobham plc :: Aerospace and Security, Antenna Systems
Antennas, Masts, Antenna Tower, GSA, Antenna Products
RAMI: The Antenna Professionals | Multiband Antenna Systems, General Aviation Antennas, Military Communications Antennas
Shively Labs FM Antennas and Accessories
Kathrein Scala Division - professional antenna and filter products for broadcast, land mobile and wireless communication applications.
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Shakespeare Military Antenna Products
Shakespeare Electronic Products Group
PCTEL Antenna Products Featuring MAXRAD Antenna Specialists Bluewave and Wi Sys brands PCTEL 39318 39029
RFS - Radio Frequency Systems - Your Global RF Partner
Antennas - Pulse Larsen
CommScope ::: Andrew ::: Product/Antennas
Cobham plc :: Aerospace and Security, Antenna Systems
Antennas, Masts, Antenna Tower, GSA, Antenna Products
RAMI: The Antenna Professionals | Multiband Antenna Systems, General Aviation Antennas, Military Communications Antennas
Shively Labs FM Antennas and Accessories
Kathrein Scala Division - professional antenna and filter products for broadcast, land mobile and wireless communication applications.
ERI - Home
Shakespeare Military Antenna Products
Shakespeare Electronic Products Group
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And North of the border if you do not have a comm-shell on a 5000+ foot mountian top and must have an antenna exposed to the ice, wind and snow, Sinclair Radio Labs makes the last antenna you will buy.
And North of the border if you do not have a comm-shell on a 5000+ foot mountian top and must have an antenna exposed to the ice, wind and snow, Sinclair Radio Labs makes the last antenna you will buy.
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Of all the companies listed below, PCTEL, Larsen and Katherine are about the only commercial land mobile brands, the rest make military/broadcast antennas and Shakespeare is mostly marine and military models.
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Thanks for all the info.
It seems like most of the favorite old antenna manufacturers are gone, or have been merged with other companies. I think RFS has the Bogner line. A Google search for Bogner antennas leads me to RFS. Celwave has gone to RFS. Comscope has the DB Products and Andrews lines. And Telewave has enough problems that I don't specify antennas from them anymore.
I've been using Scala antennas for high elevation sites where ice is a problem. The Bogner omni was nuclear bomb proof (not really, but you know what I mean), but I don't think they're available anymore.
Sometimes they don't make it past the first Santa Ana wind in the fall, nevermind the ice storms!
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