The trend of building a mobile antenna system into a highly portable unit has been picked up by Patriot Antenna Systems who recently launched a 1.0 metre backpack flyaway TX/RX antenna. It is designed for worldwide transmit and receive in Ku- and Ka frequency bands and is lightweight and portable with rigidity and high performance even under wind loading conditions. The rucksack is airline checkable and weighs less than 65 pounds. Set-up is simple and the antenna comes in six pieces. A sturdy feed boom enables the system to accommodate many different BUC/LNB op tions. A motorised version of this highly portable system is expected to be on sale soon.
A similar idea is available with BGAN technology. ViaSat have developed a BGAN AN/PSC-14 Manpack Terminal with integrated type 1 encryption. This ruggedised terminal combines security and broadband with simple deployment.
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