AD-44/WB-3512-LW: Lightweight center-fed antenna for handheld/manpack radio (30 - 512 MHz; TNC male)

The manpack and handheld radio antenna AD-44/WB-3512-LW is a wideband VHF/UHF low-weight dipole ("center-fed") antenna, primarily intended for use with handheld and manpack portable radio units in VHF/UHF frequency range from 30 to 512 MHz. Electrically the antenna is optimized for all exploitation conditions (portable radio unit on operator body, hand, ground, etc.) so it is not necessary to additionally tune the antenna. The antenna is composed of four basic elements (from the bottom up): Current-choke unit, flexible goose-neck, matching unit and tape radiator. Current-choke unit allows the antenna to be independent of the portable radio unit and so forms a correct dipole shape. Flexible goose-neck allows bending the antenna to be always in vertical position. Matching unit with a special built-in passive transformer tuning network is enclosed in a plastic housing. All the metal antenna parts are made of aluminum which make significant impact on a weight. The antenna weight is only 155 grams. The antenna connector is TNC male.