SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS

SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNA TYPES
SPECIFICATION SHEETS

Abbr

Model

Radiation
Pattern

Broadcast
Range

Price
Indication

horizontal dipole

D

H

S

L

50,000 US$

D

H

M

L

M

50,000 US$

D

H

M

L

L

M

H

100,000 US$

horizontal log-periodic

D

H

S

M

L

L

M

H

200,000 US$

vertical log-periodic

D

V

M

L

L

M

400,000 US$

D

H

M

L

H

600,000 US$

rotatable log-periodic

R

H

M

L

L

M

H

1,200,000 US$

rotatable curtain

R

H

M

L

H

3,000,000 US$

O

H

V

S

L

50,000 US$

broadband dipole

O

H

S

M

L

M

50,000 US$

broadband monopole

O

V

S

M

L

L

M

H

50,000 US$

O

H

S

M

M

H

100,000 US$

SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS OVERVIEW TYPES PER MANUFACTURER
Abbr	Model	AMP	RIZ	TCI	TSB	ANT	ASC	KIN	LBA	RFS
HD	horizontal dipole	X						X		X
SV	sloping V					X				X
RH	rhombic							X
LPH	horizontal log-periodic			X	X	X	X			X
LPV	vertical log-periodic			X	X	X	X	X		X
HR	curtain	X		X	X	X		X
RLP	rotatable log-periodic			X	X	X	X			X
RHR	rotatable curtain	X			X
IL	inverted L								X
BD	broadband dipole			X	X	X	X			X
VM	broadband monopole		X	X	X	X	X	X		X
HQ	quadrant	X			X

SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS RELATED ARTICLES
Article	Author
1. Antennas for the Shortwave Broadcaster	Richard R Greene (TCI)
2. Great Circle Maps	Jürgen Reiche (Thomson)
3. Near Electromagnetic Field of High Frequency Transmitting Curtain Antennas	Jürgen Reiche (Thomson)
4. A Guide to Antenna Selection	Andrew Corporation
5. A Guide to Apex Elevation	Andrew Corporation
6. Rotatable Antenna Height Selection	Andrew Corporation

MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH POWER SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
	Ampegon Antenna Systems Carl-Benz-Strasse 6-8 67105 Schifferstadt GERMANY Tel : +49 (6235) 9250 300 Fax : +49 (6235) 9250 330
	RIZ-Transmitters Co. Bozidareviceva 13 10000 Zagreb CROATIA Tel : +385 (1) 2355 201 Fax : +385 (1) 2331 410
	TCI 3541 Gateway Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (510) 687-6100 Fax : +1 (510) 687-6101
	Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin AG Mertensstrasse 63 13587 Berlin GERMANY Tel : +49 (30) 33978-500 Fax : +49 (30) 33978-599

MANUFACTURERS OF LOW AND MEDIUM POWER SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
	Antenna Products Corporation 101 S.E. 25th Avenue, P.O. Box 520 Mineral Wells, TX 76067-0520 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (940) 325-3301 Fax : +1 (940) 325-0716
	ASC Signal 606 Beech Street West Whitby, ON, L1N 5S2 CANADA Tel : +1 (905) 665-4323 Fax : +1 (905) 668-8590
	Kintronic Laboratories, Inc. P.O. Box 845 Bristol, TN 37621-0845 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (423) 878-3141 Fax : +1 (423) 878-4224
	LBA Technology 3400 Tupper Drive (27834), P.O. Box 8026 Greenville, NC 27835 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (252) 757-0279 Fax : +1 (252) 752-9155
	RFS Radio Frequency Systems 36 Garden Street Kilsyth, VIC 3137 AUSTRALIA Tel : +61 (3) 9761 5700 Fax : +61 (3) 9761 5711

THESE COMPANIES NO LONGER MANUFACTURE SHORTWAVE RADIO BROADCAST ANTENNAS
	Andrew Corporation 10500 West 153rd Street Orland Park, IL 60462-3099 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (708) 349-3300 Fax : +1 (708) 349-5444
	Sabre Communications Corporation 2101 Murray Street, P.O. Box 658 Sioux City, Iowa 51102-0658 U.S.A. Tel : +1 (712) 258-6690 Fax : +1 (712) 258-8250