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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: crmaris on June 16, 2015, 06:37:24 am

Title: Omni-Directional broadband and Directional Antennas for Spectrum Analyzer
Post by: crmaris on June 16, 2015, 06:37:24 am

Hey guys,

Can someone suggest me an Omni and a directional antenna for up to 6 GHz frequency. I want something with decent performance which however won't break the bank. I have noticed the Aaronia ones (OmniLOG 70600 680MHz - 6GHz) and the HyperLOG 7060 (700MHz-6GHz) if anyone has experience with them.

Thanks!
Aris

Title: Re: Omni-Directional broadband and Directional Antennas for Spectrum Analyzer
Post by: Howardlong on June 16, 2015, 07:18:51 am

For directional broadband antennas, Kent Britain is your man. He lives an breathes this stuff.

http://www.wa5vjb.com/products1.html (http://www.wa5vjb.com/products1.html)

Title: Re: Omni-Directional broadband and Directional Antennas for Spectrum Analyzer
Post by: Lightages on June 16, 2015, 07:34:47 am

Do you really want omnidirectional, as in spherical pattern, or as in cylindrical? For a wide band antenna in a cylindrical pattern you want to consider a discone antenna. At the spread of frequencies you want to look at they are pretty flat across their functional range.

Title: Re: Omni-Directional broadband and Directional Antennas for Spectrum Analyzer
Post by: crmaris on June 16, 2015, 12:05:50 pm

Thanks for your replies!

I need an omni antenna to capture and measure wireless streams (including 802.11ac hence I need one above 6 MHz) and a directional one for more specific measurements.

So I think a spherical one and not a cylindrical will do.