This slim, light weight, very easy to fit antenna is ideal for use with all Digital Yacht AIS products (receivers and transponders). Optimised for AIS use, this antenna will perform as well as much larger and more expensive antennas. Why fit an expensive splitter and downgrade the performance of your main VHF antenna, when you can easily fit this unobtrusive antenna at deck level, that gives very good AIS reception and doubles as an emergency VHF antenna in case of damage to the mast. Important Note: A 10m extension is available for installations requiring a longer cable run between the antenna and AIS KEY FEATURES: - Ultra light weight helical construction
- Tuned to give optimum gain and performance at AIS frequencies (160-162Mhz)
- Integral 1" x 14 TPI thread for fixing to standard VHF mounts
- Robust design for mounting at deck level
- 10m of RG58 coax cable
- Can be used as emergency backup VHF aerial (requires optional PL259 adaptor)
- Bayonet (BNC) fitting for quick fit to all Digital Yacht AIS units
- No ground plane required
- Unity gain
- VSWR <1.5:1 at resonance
- Supplied with 10m RG58 cable with BNC connector and 'fastfit' coupler. - supplied in white
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