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Raveon Technologies Corp.
Antenna Information
Key to a successful installation is the choice and installation of a good
antenna system. A good quality antenna can more than double the range of
a radio system. Properly locating the antenna is vital to creating a quality
radio link, and a poor installation can decrease the range of the system by as
much at 90%.
Use these guidelines to evaluate your antenna system design, and be sure
contact a quality radio communication equipment distributor such as
Talley
Electronics
(http://www.talleycom.com ) to help choose the proper antenna for
your system.
To increase your communications range, located the antenna high as
needed, practical, safe, and allowed by your license. On fixed base-station
applications, you may utilize an antenna with gain.
Note: The maximum
Permissible Exposure (MPE) for this product was computed using a 0dB gain
antenna, and must be recalculated if a gain antenna is used.
Height
Try to locate the antenna as high above obstructions, vehicle, and buildings
as possible. UHF radio channels require a clear “line-of-sight” between the
transmitter and the receiver. Radio waves will penetrate buildings, and
reflect off and around obstacles, but the fewer obstacles between stations
the better the signal quality.
Gain
Antennas are specified by their gain. They actually do not have gain, but
rather they can increase the strength of a signal in certain directions, at the
expense of attenuating signals from other directions. Gain antennas always
have “patterns” of gain. It is important you understand the pattern of your
antenna. Omni directional antennas will receive from almost any angle, 360
degrees around them.
Omni Antenna
Directional Antenna