[MRCA] VHF/UHF Vehicle Antenna

[Mike Morrow]

> Later on, Army installations used an aircraft type blade
> antenna in the GRC-206 vehicle setups, and I’m not sure
> if it had the separate VHF/UHF connectors or some single
> connector accomodating both bands and some kind of > diplexer

The AT-1108/ARC is a common VHF/UHF aircraft blade antenna that's been around more than 50 years.  It uses a BNC connector for VHF and a TNC connector for UHF.  In the Vietnam era these were on almost every UH-1 and other aircraft for use with the AN/ARC-51BX UHF and AN/ARC-73A or -134 VHF command sets.

  http://www.columbiaelectronics.com/at_1108_arc_vhf_uhf_antenna.htm

The AT-1108/ARC still commands pretty high prices, but I found one on ebay a couple of years ago for less than $80.

The AT-1108/ARC would seem to have some potential for service with an AN/PRC-113 in a vehicular installation if those separate RF connections can be accommodated.

Mike / KK5F