Military antennas for amature use

[Rich Johnson]

Here is a link to a manufacturer named Shakespeare that has many differrent types of broad and narrow band antenas that are all millspec and mount on standard military platforms. I have come across some of these on our vehicles and recognize them. I use some that I have gotten surpluss on my vehicles. If you watch ebay, they show up from time to time but its rare. I highly reccomend them for anybody wishing to mount a military antenna on a military vehicle and use it for Amature use.

Shakespeare Military and Commercial Antenna Products

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[mistaken1]

There is also valcom.

Valcom Manufacturing Group Inc - Guelph - VHF Shipboard, Vehicular, and Land Tactical Antennas

or RAMI

Multiband Antenna Systems, General Aviation Antennas, Military Communications Antennas


Many of the normal MV suppliers have antenna parts as well.

Army Radio Sales Co. - Home

https://www.fairradio.com/catalog.php?mode=view&categoryid=188

Saturn Surplus

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[tennmogger]

Hi Rich,

That's good info..thanks! Will any of those military Shakespeare antennas fit the marine mounts with a 1" x 14 thread bases? I have a couple of those on my U-1300 but have not found proper HF antennas to fit them.

I see from your signature that you are really into green radios. I am catching the bug and am looking at HF portables like PRC-74, PRC-174, maybe even RT-1209 or other later models. What do you use/recommend? Does this fit your thread ok?

Bob WB4ETT

Here is a link to a manufacturer named Shakespeare that has many differrent types of broad and narrow band antenas that are all millspec and mount on standard military platforms. I have come across some of these on our vehicles and recognize them. I use some that I have gotten surpluss on my vehicles. If you watch ebay, they show up from time to time but its rare. I highly reccomend them for anybody wishing to mount a military antenna on a military vehicle and use it for Amature use.

Shakespeare Military and Commercial Antenna Products

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[Wile E. Coyote]

Shakespeare's stuff is good - but pricey. The one usually used for HF to replace all the AB-21-24 and MS-116-118 copper whip antennas is the AT-1011, which Harris also offers under their own brand name. Sometimes complete AT-1011 sets show up on Epay but more often there's just individual elements, or the bag with no elements, or the various mounts used with the antenna. Been looking for a complete set for awhile. Last one on Epay went for something like $450, I think.

 

[OPCOM]

If you have one of these, I have plotted the SWR curves and put them on the Bunker Of DOOM:

Antenna AT-677 SWR plot (high band VHF)
http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/mil/at_677_swr_plot.pdf


Antenna AS-3684 / VRC SWR plot (low band VHF)
http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/mil/as_3684_vrc_swr_plot.pdf