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Monitoring antennas from Rohde & Schwarz

Highly sensitive monitoring antennas capture even the weakest signals

Rohde & Schwarz monitoring antennas combine very high sensitivity with high gain up to 44 GHz, to capture even the weakest signals in a wide dynamic range.

Their outstanding electrical performance, sturdy design and low weight ensure easy handling, making them ideal for stationary or mobile monitoring under extreme outdoor conditions. We can also tailor monitoring antennas to customer requirements. Rohde & Schwarz offers a full portfolio of monitoring antennas, including handheld, directional and omnidirectional stationary, directional and omnidirectional mobile and semi-mobile antennas, along with any necessary accessories.

Directional stationary
Product Name
Application monitoring
Application transmission
Frequency range
Polarization
Antenna type
Application monitoring
Gain: 26 dBi to 32dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
18 GHz to 40 GHz
Polarization
2 × linear (orthogonal to each other)
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: 30 dBi to 33 dBi)
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
18 GHz to 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical or 45°, depending on installation
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: 33 dBi to 36 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
26.5 GHz to 40 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical or 45°, depending on installation
Antenna type
Passive
Side view of R&S®HF918R&S®HF918
Application monitoring
Gain: 6.5 dBi to 15.5 dB
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
800 MHz to 18 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical or 45°, depending on installation
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 6 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
80 MHz to 1.3 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal and vertical (optional ±45°)
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Directivity 8 dBi to 10,5 dBi, 1.5 MHz to 2 MHz/
10.5 dBi to 12 dBi, 2 MHz to 30 MHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
1.5 MHz to 30 MHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 5.5 dBi
Application transmission
Max. input power: 100 W CW, at 40°C, 400 MHz
Frequency range
400 MHz to 6 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Front view of R&S®HL033 R&S®HL033
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 6.5 dBi
Application transmission
Max. input power: 460 W + 100% AM, at 30°C, 80 MHz
Frequency range
80 MHz to 2 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna type
Passive
R&S®HL451 log-periodic HF antenna, Application ImageR&S®HL451
Application monitoring
Gain on 15 m mast: 6 dBi to 12.5 dBi, 5 MHz to 30 MHz
Application transmission
Max. input power: 1 kW CW/2 kW PEP
Frequency range
2 MHz to 30 MHz (monitoring)
5 MHz to 30 MHz (transmission)
Polarization
Linear horizontal
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Directivity: 7.5 dBi, 1.5 MHz/8 dBi to 12 dBi, 1.6 MHz to 30 MHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
1.5 MHz to 30 MHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal
Antenna type
Passive
Directional mobile and semi-mobile
Product Name
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 6 dBi, passive antenna/
realized gain: typ. 36 dB, active antenna
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
1 GHz - 18 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical (selectable)
Antenna type
Passive with switchable LNA
Application monitoring
Realized gain: typ. 36 dB, linear/typ. 35 dB, circular
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
1 GHz - 18 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical or left-hand or right-hand circular (selectable)
Antenna type
Passive with two LNAs
Omnidirectional stationary
Product Name
Application monitoring
Application transmission
Frequency range
Polarization
Antenna type
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dB
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
18 GHz - 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Left-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
26.5 GHz - 40 GHz
Polarization
Left-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
18 GHz - 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Right-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
26.5 GHz - 40 GHz
Polarization
Right-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Front view of R&S®AU600R&S®AU600
Application monitoring
Gain: Vertical polarization
-30 dB, 20 MHz to 15 dB, 8 GHz (LNA enabled)
-52 dB, 20 MHz to -13 dB, 8 GHz (LNA disabled) Gain: Horizontal polarization:
-40 dB, 20 MHz to 20 dB, 8 GHz (LNA enabled)
-60 dB, 20 MHz to -5 dB, 8 GHz (LNA disabled)
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz - 8 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal and vertical
Antenna type
Active
Application monitoring
Gain: Depends on installation
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
1.5 MHz - 30 MHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal and vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: -6 dB, 20 MHz to 21 dB, 1.3 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz - 1.3 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Active
Application monitoring
Realized gain: –14 dB to +5 dB
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz - 500 MHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal (at horizon), right-hand circular (at 90° elevation)
Antenna type
Active
Front view of R&S®HE500R&S®HE500
Application monitoring
Gain: -26 dBi, 20 MHz/3 dBi, 3 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz - 3 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Active
Front view of the R&S®HE600R&S®HE600
Application monitoring
Gain: -6 dBi, 20 MHz/13 dBi, 8 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz - 8 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Active
Front view of R&S®HF214R&S®HF214
Application monitoring
Gain: 0.6 dBi, 500 MHz to 3.3 dBi, 1.3 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
500 MHz - 1.3 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal
Antenna type
Passive
Front view of R&S®HF902 without radomeR&S®HF902
Application monitoring
Gain: 0.5 dBi, 1 GHz to 4.1 dBi, 3 GHz) (vertical polarization)/ 
0.7 dBi, 1 GHz to 2.3 dBi, 3 GHz (horizontal polarization)
 
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
1 GHz  - 3 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal and vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 1 dBi to 5 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
800 MHz - 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
Max. input power: 400 W CW
Frequency range
225 MHz - 450 MHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
Max. input power: 400 W CW
Frequency range
100 MHz - 174 MHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
Max. input power: 1 kW CW up to 200 MHz
Frequency range
100 MHz - 2 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
R&S®HK033 VHF/UHF coaxial dipole, Front viewR&S®HK033
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
Max. input power: 860 W + 100% AM, 100 MHz
Frequency range
80 MHz - 2 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Front view of the R&S®HK309 with radome removedR&S®HK309
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. –24 dBi, 20 MHz to –2 dBi, 1.3 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz - 1.3 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Omnidirectional mobile and semi-mobile
Product Name
Application monitoring
Application transmission
Frequency range
Polarization
Antenna type
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
18 GHz to 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Left-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
26.5 GHz to 40 GHz
Polarization
Left-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
18 GHz to 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Right-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 2 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
26.5 GHz to 40 GHz
Polarization
Right-hand circular
Antenna type
Passive
R&S®AC005 omnidirectional antenna, Front viewR&S®AC005
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 0 dBi to 5 dBi, 0.6 GHz to 18 GHz/
typ. 0 dBi, 18 GHz to 40 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
500 MHz to 40 GHz
Polarization
Linear, slant
Antenna type
Passive
Application monitoring
Gain: -55 dBi, 100 kHz to 13 dBi, 100 MHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
100 kHz to 100 MHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna type
Active
Application monitoring
Gain: -65 dBi, 8.3 kHz to 11 dBi, 100 MHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
8.3 kHz to 100 MHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Active
R&S®HE016 installed on a mastR&S®HE016
Application monitoring
Gain:
Vertical polarization
-88 dB, 9 kHz to - 8 dB, 80 MHz

Horizontal polarization
-48 dB, 600 kHz to -12 dB, 40 MHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
9 kHz to 80 MHz (vertical polarization)
600 kHz to 40 MHz (horizontal polarization)
Polarization
Linear horizontal and vertical
Antenna type
Active
Front view of R&S®HE500R&S®HE500
Application monitoring
Gain: -26 dBi, 20 MHz/3 dBi, 3 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz to 3 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Active
Front view of the R&S®HE600R&S®HE600
Application monitoring
Gain: -6 dBi, 20 MHz/13 dBi, 8 GHz
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
20 MHz to 8 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Active
Application monitoring
Gain: typ. 1 dBi to 5 dBi
Application transmission
No
Frequency range
800 MHz to 26.5 GHz
Polarization
Linear vertical
Antenna type
Passive
Handheld
Product Name
Application
Compatible instruments
Frequency range
Polarization
Antenna concept
R&S®HE400 with R&S®HE400SHF antenna moduleR&S®HE400
Application
Locating transmitters and interference sources
Compatible instruments
PR100, MNT100, DDF007, PR200, FPH, FSH4, FSH8
Frequency range
8 kHz - 8 GHz
Polarization
Adjustable, linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna concept
Pluggable passive antenna modules with module and polarization recognition
Application
Locating transmitters and interference sources
Compatible instruments
PR100, MNT100, DDF007, PR200, FPH, FSH, 3rd party receiver
Frequency range
8 kHz  - 20 GHz
Polarization
Adjustable, linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna concept
Pluggable passive antenna modules
Application
Locating transmitters and interference sources
Compatible instruments
PR200
Frequency range
20 MHz - 20 GHz
Polarization
Adjustable, linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna concept
Pluggable passive antenna modules with module and polarization recognition
Application
Locating transmitters and interference sources
Compatible instruments
FPH (mod. 13/26)
FSH13/FSH20
Frequency range
20 MHz - 20 GHz
Polarization
Adjustable, linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna concept
Pluggable passive antenna modules with module and polarization recognition
Application
Portable antenna with integrated downconverter
Compatible instruments
PR200
Frequency range
18 GHz - 33 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna concept
Integrated antenna
Application
Locating transmitters and interference sources
Compatible instruments
FPH with FPH-B31,
3rd party handheld receiver/analyzers
Frequency range
18 GHz -  44 GHz
Polarization
Linear horizontal or vertical
Antenna concept
Integrated antenna
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