Preparing the 2110 SSB Transceiver for use
2110 SSB Transceiver Reference Manual 37
Selecting an appropriate antenna
Use the following table as a guide to selecting an antenna that is appropriate for your
communication requirements.
Whip antennas
There are three whip antennas available for use with the 2110 SSB Transceiver:
•tape whip
• knock-down whip
• 3 m (10 ft) collapsible whip
All whip antennas are omnidirectional in performance, therefore providing radiation
efficiency equally in all directions depending on the deployment position (for example,
vertical position for long distances and horizontal position for short distances). When
receiving, this omnidirectional performance may mean more unwanted signals are
picked up, which contributes to high levels of background noise or interference.
Table 6: Selection guide for antennas
Antenna Communication distance
(km)
Effort to
install
Antenna
performance
See...
0–100 100–500 up to
2000
up to
5000
Tape/Knock-
down whip
!
Minimum Adequate page 37, Whip
antennas
3m (10ft)
collapsible
whip
!!
Long wire and
adaptor
!!!
page 38, Long
wire antenna
and adaptor
End-fed
broadband
!!!
page 39, End-
fed broadband
antenna
Broadband
dipole
!!!!
page 39,
Broadband
dipole antenna
Wire dipole
!!!!
Maximum Superior page 40, Wire
dipole antenna
NOTE
For specific information on the deployment of an antenna see the Quick
Reference Card provided with the antenna.
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