Design Features: The AWD-312 Shipboard Antenna is designed for broad-band omni-directional ground-based communications with aircraft. Discone Antenna is extended for used to communicate with UHF command radio sets in aircraft and such ground UHF stations in the terminal area. This shipboard antenna is designed for maximum vertical beamwidth to communicate with long ranrange and as well as nearby aircraft.
Constructions: AWD-312 Shipboard Discone Antenna is rugged all weather model, uses high-grade brass material and does not require any field tuning or adjustments. The Discone antenna when packed, comes with Cone and Disc elements removed from the antenna body for ease of packing and shipment. The mounting hardware of shipboard antenna is made very versatile which is suitable to mount the antenna upto 52 mm dia pipe.