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There are many different types of antennas to suit different applications. For instance, there are antennas for portable devices, passenger vehicles, rugged mining and construction vehicles, building infrastructure and high performance GNSS antennas.
Step Global provides an exhaustive range of antennas, covering types such as single and multiband, omnidirectional and directional, embedded, covert, on-glass, in-building, panel, yagi, GNSS, Iridium, MIMO up to 9 elements, bidirectional, timing, whip less, surface mount, pole mount, infrastructure and mobile, rugged and vibration resistant.
We have antennas for use in every industry, and we work with agriculture, banking and financial, cellular, education, government, healthcare, heavy equipment, hospitality, manufacturing, marine, military and defence, mining and construction, public safety, rail, retail, SCADA, telematics, transportation, utilities, oil and gas, and wireless telecom.
Product Code: MEA-1621-SM
Brand: Maxtena
MEA-1621-SM is an external rugged antenna designed for the Iridium Network
Product Code: 2J6026B
Brand: MULTIBAND
IRIDIUM Antenna - 1616-1627 MHz Iridium Certified Screw Mount Low Profile High Performance Ground Plane Independent Customizable Cable and Connector Dimensions 80 x 74 x 14.7 mm Certificates: IP67
Product Code: 2J6026M
Brand: MULTIBAND
Iridium antenna Frequencies: IRIDIUM (1.616 -1.626 GHz) Mounting: Magnetic Mount 3M Dacar302 Super Low Loss Cables SMA Male Connectors
Product Code: 2JCP2542601A
Brand: MULTIBAND
IRIDIUM – 1616 MHz Iridium patch to integrate on multiple devices Thru-Hole Mount High Gain Ground Plane Dependent Patches Dimensions 25 x 25 x 4 mm
Product Code: 2JCP3642601A
Brand: MULTIBAND
IRIDIUM – 1616 MHz Iridium patch to integrate on multiple devices Thru-Hole Mount High Gain Ground Plane Dependent Patches Dimensions 36 x 36 x 4 mm
Product Code: 2JP0226
Brand: MULTIBAND
IRIDIUM Ground Plane Independent High Performance Iridium (1616-1627 MHz) 46 x 42 x 7.6 mm Customisable Cable and Connector
Product Code: M1621HCT-P-SMA
Brand: Maxtena
Iridium Helical Passive with SMA connector
Product Code: M1621HCT-P-U.FL
Brand: Maxtena
Iridium Helical Passive with U.FL
Product Code: M1621HCT-EXT
Brand: Maxtena
Iridium Helical Passive Mag Mount with 1.5m cable
Product Code: 2J6926B
Brand: MULTIBAND
Key Features Ground Plane Independent Customizable Cable and Connector Certificates: IP67 - Water Resistant IP69 - Hot Water Pressure Mounting type: Screw Mount Dimensions (mm): 80 × 76 × 25.6 Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C
Product Code: 2J6926M
Brand: MULTIBAND
Key Features Ground Plane Independent Customizable Cable and Connector Certificates: IP67 - Water Resistant IP69 - Hot Water Pressure Mounting type: Magnetic Mount Dimensions (mm): 80 × 76 × 25.6 Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C"
Product Code: 2J7426MPz
Brand: MULTIBAND
Key Features: Iridium Magnetic Mount Antenna 1610 MHz - 1626 MHz Magnetic Mount Ground Plane Dependent Customisable Cable & Connector SMA Male Connectors Dimensions: 54 x 14.7mm Certificates: IP67, IP69
Product Code: Subtillo 628i Mini
Brand: MULTIBAND
The Subtillo 628l MINI is the perfect antenna solution for the Marine Buoy and Drifter producers wanting to use an off-the-shelf IRIDIUM/GPS or Globalstar/GPS antenna design to fit inside a 4” drifter pipe. The antenna is a variant of the very successful Subtillo Solo Iridium only antenna. Using the same highly efficient 3.2mm board and a GPS ceramic patch, we machine the antenna to 9cm...
Product Code: Subtillo 627i Solo
Brand: MULTIBAND
Applications: Iridium Voice, CSD and SBD Main features: Easy Integration Groundplane Independent RoHS compliant Circular polarization for high efficiency Very Low Profile (3.2mm) Very good omnidirectional pattern Good Axial ratio at zenith Good aperture 80mm x 3.2mm (HxD)
Product Code: TOPOLINO 621i M10 SMA
Brand: MULTIBAND
Applications: Iridium Voice and SBD Main features: High Integration No need of ground plane IP 67 protection RoHS compliant Circularly polarization for high efficiency Reduced height Very omnidirectional pattern Good Axial ratio on azimuthal plane M10 thread SMA Connector
Product Code: Topolino 625i SMA
Brand: MULTIBAND
Applications: Iridium Voice and SBD Main features: High Integration No need of ground plane RoHS compliant Circularly polarization for high efficiency Reduced height IP 67 protected Omnidirectional pattern Good Axial ratio on azimuthal plane
An antenna, also known as an aerial, is a tuned physical element to match a specific frequency range. Antennas either capture or transmit electromagnetic energy in the form of a radio signal. The simplest form of antenna is a length of wire. Where the length is equivalent to a RF signal wavelength, then the wire will match that frequency and receive the signal. The signal is then passed into an RF receiver. Because it is not practical to have long lengths of wire, then more compact physical elements are used. One version is to use copper wire trace on a circuit board, and the other is to use a ceramic patch antenna. A combination of both can be used to create a combined antenna which can receive/transmit over different frequency bands by using the different elements.
Some antennas are known as passive antennas. These do not have any active components such as amplifiers. Passive antennas are typically radiating antennas for transmitting RF signals.
Active antennas have amplifiers and filters built-in with the antenna element. These are antennas that typically receive weak signals. An example of these are satellite navigation antennas due to the very weak signal strength and noisy environment.
One of the most important aspects to consider when choosing an antenna is which frequency bands you need to cover.
Some examples of the frequency bands available from Step Global are:
Bluetooth (2.4 GHz), Cellular + WiFi, Cellular 3G (850 MHz/1900 MHz), Cellular 4G (700 MHz, 1700 - 2100 MHz, 1900 MHz and 2500 - 2700 MHz), Cellular 5G (600 MHz - 6 GHz), Cellular CBRS/5G NR (3300 MHz-4200 MHz), Cellular LTE (700 MHz / 900MHz), FirstNet (758 - 798 MHz), GNSS (B1 - 1559-1591 MHz), GNSS (E1 - 1575.420 MHz), GNSS (G1 - 1589.0625-1605.375 MHz), GNSS (G2 - 1242.9375-1248.625 MHz), GNSS (G3 - 1201 MHz), GNSS (L1 - 1575.42 MHz), GNSS (L2 - 1227.6 MHz), GNSS (L5 - 1176.45 MHz), GNSS + Cellular, GNSS + Cellular + WiFi, GNSS + WiFi, GNSS/GPS, Iridium (1616–1626.5 MHz), LoRa/ISM/SRM (806-960 MHz), Lowband/Amateur Radio (27- 60MHz), RFID (806- 960), UHF (380-520 MHz), VHF (132-174 MHz), WiFi (2.4 GHz, 5&6 GHz)
Step Global are authorised distributors of the world’s leading antenna brands. We have strong relationships with brands that you can trust, such as Mobile Mark, Trimble, Protempis, Multiband, Maxtena, Sanav, Harxon and GPS Source.
Step Global provides both basic and complex customisation of antennas.
Basic customisation of antennas covers cable type and length, and connector types. For this type of customisation, there is no minimum order quantity required.
For complex antenna customisation where an antenna must be engineered to meet an agreed specification, there is a minimum order quantity required. Our team can work with you to find a solution for your custom antenna requirements.
The Step Global team has over 60 years of experience in RF design and applications. We assist our customers in a range of services such as site surveys right through to diagnosing and rectifying performance issues. Our Australian-based application engineering team can work with any industry we sell our products into.
We are a stocking distributor on most popular line items, and we will work with our customers to ensure that they are covered for all key projects and applications.
If you are unsure of which antenna to choose or you would like to discuss your project further, contact the Step Global team on + 61 3 9551 7334 or email sales@stepglobal.com.
