July 2011

AUVSI 2011, Unanned Systems North America - 16-19 August 2011, Walter E Washington Convention Centre, Washington DC, USA

Antennas on Display, Stand 2213

Antennas for Ground and Airborne unmanned vehiclesanned vehiclesCobham Antenna Systems, Microwave Antennas, is a British based manufacturer of high technology antennas used in defence, security, satellite and commercial environments around the world.   The company undertakes specialist development programmes on behalf of their customers, and will customise existing designs. 
 
The company’s antennas are used on bomb disposal robots and robots used for dangerous environments, unmanned airborne vehicles and also for ground control stations.

MULTI SECTOR

Antennas on display include Multi Sectors.  The benefits of this type of antenna is that gain can be provided everywhere, including overhead and customer’s electronics can be installed inside radome to save space.  With low MTBF (no moving parts) they are more reliable and much lower cost than a steerable system and provide greater range (2-3 times) than a high gain Omni antenna.

Multi Sector antennas can be designed for specific operational needs: communications from multiple aircraft, ground stations and mobile systems.  Multi Sector antennas SA7-QUAD-24R/284, MSA6-15-46L/879 and MSA6-2.4V/1795 will be on display.

We have a wide range of Multi Sectors with frequencies from 1 to 15GHz, gain from 10 to 17dBi, Vertical, Horizontal, Circular and ±45° polarisation, 3 to 12 sectors and azimuth beamwidth from 30° to 120°.  They can be phase matched and environmentally qualified.

Photograph, left to right: MSA10-HEX-105V/250, MSA6-2.4V/1795, MSA6-15-46L/8793 Multi Sector antennas, MSA10-HEX-102V/250, MSA6-15-46L/879 and MSA6-2.4V/1795

Product Ref Frequency
GHz
Gain
dBi
Azimuth
°
Elevation ° Polarisation Dimensions
mm
MSA6-2.4V/1795 2.00 - 2.70 8 sector
7 o/head
110 sa 36 sa Vertical sa
Right Circ o/head
300x155 Ø
SA7-QUAD-24R/284 2.30 - 2.68 7 per sector 80 80 Right Circular 85x85x69
MSA6-15-46L/879 4.40 - 4.80 15 sector
8.5 o/head
70 sa
60 oh
9 sa
55 oh
Left Circular 623x158 Ø
MSA10-HEX-105V/250 10.30 - 10.80 10 80 40 Vertical 50x60 Ø

OMNI
Our omni antennas are rugged and provide from 0dBi up to 9dBi gain which means elevation beam widths from 10° to 70° and low-ripple azimuth patterns.

With applications requiring higher gain L, S, C and Ku bands, several key Omni antennas will be on display including 4dBi gain products: OA4-1.7-2.5V/1810 covering L and S-Band; OA4-4.4-5.8V/1662 which covers the whole of C-band (4.4-5.8GHz), RCO3-149/1422 high frequency 14.4 GHz to 15.4GHz with Circular polarisation. Another product which covers L, S, and whole of C-Band in one unit is model XPO2V-1.0-6.0/1442, providing at least 2dBi gain across all bands.

Model DOA-2.4V-3.4V-4.7V/1869 combines two omni antenna elements in one housing, a wideband 2.4-3.4GHz 2dBi gain element and 6dBi gain 4.4-5.0GHz antenna in a compact, spring-mounted unit for UGV applications where antenna mounting locations are at a premium.

Left to right: OA4-1.7-2.5V/1810, OA4-4.4-5.8V/1662, DOA-2.4V-3.4V-4.7V/1869

OA4-1.7-2.5V/1810, OA4-4.4-5.8V/1662 omni antennasDOA-2.4V-3.4V-4.7V/1869 omni antenna

BLADE
Many of our omni antennas are mounted on unmanned vehicles.   Some have been specifically designed to be aerodynamic.  On display will be the SBA2450-02/185 blade antenna, the HDA-2450-FRA/1225 blade antenna, and the VOA5-2350-ADT/1403.   Most of these antennas have been designed for a specific application, but they can be adapted to meet new mounting arrangements.

HDA-2450-FRA/1225
HDA-2450-FRA/1225 Blade antenna

Antennas on display: (For more information and technical data, please contact us direct newmarket.sales@cobham.com)

Product Ref Frequency
GHz
Gain
dBi
Azimuth
°
Elevation
°
Polarisation Dimensions
mm
OA2-0.22-0.4/xxxx new 0.22 - 0.40



205x222, 205x55 base
HDA-0.38/1811 0.369 - 0.389 0 64 126 Linear 202x52x2
XPO2V-0.8-6.0-GF/1441 0.80 - 6.00 2 360 75 Vertical 143x108 Ø
XPO2V-1.0-6.0/1442 1.00 - 6.00 2 360 70 Vertical 134x80 Ø
XPO2V-1150-1650/1036 1.15 - 1.65 2 360 70 Vertical 250x25 Ø
3PDE-15-N/718 1.30 - 1.70 - - - - 71x66x21
SBA-1500-502/445 1.45 - 1.55 2 360 80 Vertical 72x14x126
OA4-1.7-2.5V/1810 1.70 - 2.50 4.2 360 40 Vertical 256x50 Ø
XPO2V-2.0-18.0/1397 2.00 - 18.00 2 360 70 Vertical 104x39 Ø
VOA5-2350-ADT/1403 2.30 - 2.40 5.8 360 20 Vertical 546x110x45
HDA-2450-FRA/1225 2.40 - 2.42 4 220 48 Vertical 100x70x85
DOA-2.4V-3.4V-4.7V/1869 Video 4.40 - 5.00
Data 2.30 - 3.50
V 6,5
D 2.0
V 360
D 360
V 23
D 70
V Vertical
D Vertical
584x34 Ø
SBA2450-02/185 2.40 - 2.50 2 360 80 Vertical 67x25,100x9base
FPA13-36R/273 3.40 - 3.65 13 40 40 Right Circular 118x118x10
OA4-4.4-5.8V/1662 4.40 - 5.80 5 360 38 Vertical 153x45 Ø
OA6-4.7V/1481 4.40 - 5.00 6.5 360 23 Vertical 329x40 Ø
SA17-60-4.7V/1419 4.40 - 5.00 17 55 8.5 Vertical 470x106x23
RCO3-149/1422 14.40 - 15.40 2 360 50 Right Circular 61x69 Ø


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