SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS

SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNA TYPES
SPECIFICATION SHEETS
Abbr Model Radiation
Pattern		 Polari-
zation		 Broadcast
Range		 Power
Level		 Price
Indication
HD horizontal dipole D

H
S

L

50,000 US$
SV sloping V D

H

M
L M
50,000 US$
RH rhombic D

H

M L L M H 100,000 US$
LPH horizontal log-periodic D

H
S M L L M H 200,000 US$
LPV vertical log-periodic D


V
M L L M
400,000 US$
HR curtain D

H

M L

H 600,000 US$
RLP rotatable log-periodic
R
H

M L L M H 1,200,000 US$
RHR rotatable curtain
R
H

M L

H 3,000,000 US$
IL inverted L

O H V S

L

50,000 US$
BD broadband dipole

O H
S M
L M
50,000 US$
VM broadband monopole

O
V S M L L M H 50,000 US$
HQ quadrant

O H
S M

M H 100,000 US$


SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
OVERVIEW TYPES PER MANUFACTURER
Abbr Model ACTUAL MANUFACTURERS FORMER MANUFACTURERS Abbr
ANT BAE CES HAN KRA KIN LBA LEN SIN TCI AMP AND ASC RFS RIZ SAB TSB
HD horizontal dipole
X


X



X

X


HD
SV sloping V X X










X


SV
RH rhombic
















RH
LPH horizontal log-periodic X X X X X

X
X
X X X

X LPH
LPV vertical log-periodic X X

X

X
X
X X X

X LPV
HR curtain X
X




X X X




X HR
RLP rotatable log-periodic X X

X


X

X X X
X X RLP
RHR rotatable curtain

X




X
X




X RHR
IL inverted L





X









IL
BD broadband dipole X X
X X

X X X
X X X
X X BD
VM broadband monopole X X
X X X
X X X
X X X X
X VM
HQ quadrant

X




X
X




X HQ


SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
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MANUFACTURERS OF
SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
Link to Antenna Products Corporation Antenna Products Corporation
101 S.E. 25th Avenue, P.O. Box 520
Mineral Wells, TX 76067-0520
U.S.A.
+1 (940) 325-3301
info@antennaproducts.com
Link to BAE Systems BAE Systems Australia
Level 2, 80 Flinders Street
Adelaide, SA 5000
AUSTRALIA
+61 8 8480 8888
info@baesystems.com
Link to Cestron Cestron International GmbH
Oderstraße 67
14513 Teltow
GERMANY
+49 3328 33985-0
info@cestron.de
Link to Hanjin Hanjin Electronic Ind. Co., Ltd.
21 Hwahap-ro 570beon-gil, Nam-myeon
Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do 11409
SOUTH KOREA
+82-70-7169-3900
hanjinetc@naver.com
Link to Kratos Antenna Solutions Kratos Antenna Solutions
606 Beech Street West
Whitby, ON, L1N 5S2
CANADA
+1 (905) 665-4304
jim.nitsopoulos@kratosdefense.com
Link to Kintronic Laboratories Kintronic Laboratories, Inc.
P.O. Box 845
Bristol, TN 37621-0845
U.S.A.
+1 (423) 878-3141
ktl@kintronic.com
Link to LBA Technology LBA Technology, Inc.
3400 Tupper Drive
Greenville, NC 27834
U.S.A.
+1 (252) 757-0279
lbagrp@lbagroup.com
Link to Lencom Lencom Antennas Pty. Ltd.
8 Antonio Court
Newton, SA 5074
AUSTRALIA
+61 (8) 8365 1900
info@lencom.com.au
Link to Sino-Sky Beijing Sino-Sky Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
Floor 12 Building No.12, New Start Garden, No.5 Chang Chun Qiao Rd
Haidian Disctrict, Beijing 100089
CHINA
+86 (10) 8256 1211
sales@sino-sky.com.cn
Link to TCI - Technology for Communications International TCI International, Inc.
3541 Gateway Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
U.S.A.
+1 (510) 687-6100
tci_sales@spx.com


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SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
Ampegon Antenna Systems Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
Ampegon Antenna Systems
Carl-Benz-Strasse 6-8
67105 Schifferstadt
GERMANY
Andrew Corporation Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
Andrew Corporation
10500 West 153rd Street
Orland Park, IL 60462-3099
U.S.A.
ASC Signal Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
ASC Signal
606 Beech Street West
Whitby, ON, L1N 5S2
CANADA
RFS Radio Frequency Systems Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
RFS Radio Frequency Systems
36 Garden Street
Kilsyth, VIC 3137
AUSTRALIA
RIZ-Transmitters Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
RIZ-Transmitters Co.
Bozidareviceva 13
10000 Zagreb
CROATIA
Sabre Communications Corporation Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
Sabre Communications Corporation
2101 Murray Street, P.O. Box 658
Sioux City, Iowa 51102-0658
U.S.A.
Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin Shortwave Radio Broadcast Antennas
Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin AG
Mertensstrasse 63
13587 Berlin
GERMANY