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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: TRP-20INT-3-B
Brand: PCTel
Features two 5G elements compatible with the world’s leading cellular routers supporting 600 MHz to 6 GHz frequencies. Antenna platform with purpose-designed footprint to allow seamless installation on leading public safety sports utility vehicles with narrow ridged rooftops. Supports the high-speed requirements of complex RF communication systems used for critical communications in...
Product Code: TRP-20INT-5-B
Brand: PCTel
Features two 5G elements compatible with the world’s leading cellular routers supporting 600 MHz to 6 GHz frequencies. No field tune, multiband coverage: 5G cellular, WiFi, and GPS L1/GLONASS frequencies. Designed for raised rooftop rib installation – optimizes RF performance by eliminating the shadow interference from the rooftop ribs often experienced with recessed location...
Product Code: PCTMI2458-RPC
Brand: PCTel
Omnidirectional antenna for indoor or outdoor applications. This low-profile antenna is optimized for operation with reverse polarity TNC compatible WiFi access points. The rugged, UV-resistant housing makes it suitable for use in a wide variety of Industrial IoT applications. Versatile — operates at 2 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies Rugged — UL94 V0 plastic housing Compact profile...
Product Code: 3977D
Brand: PCTel
This permanent mount GPS value antenna provides high gain and features a precision tuned custom ceramic patch element for maximum signal reception, along with 15KV ESD circuit protection. This serves to minimize loss-of-lock, even when conditions are less than ideal. Maximum signal reception and circuit protection High gain: 28 dB Low noise figure: 1.5 dB Weather proof – All-plastic,...
Product Code: HDGLDLTE-LFF
Brand: PCTel
Extremely rugged for heavy equipment applications No tune, Multiband coverage – Dual 4G LTE and GPS L1/Galileo; GLONASS L1 frequencies Heavy duty durability – Ruggedized UV-resistant, fiberglass reinforced housing provides added impact shock absorption and integrity in high vibration installations Superior out-of-band rejection for all GNSS frequencies – Via proprietary...
Product Code: GL9X1AX-TRB
Brand: PCTel
Dual-carrier antennas for ITS and Critical Communications. Compact – Slender 4.6-inch footprint ideal for installations with limited surface space Easy installation and/or replacement – Built-in ground plane; metal 1-inch stud mount with slotted jam nut provides single cable exit Superior out-of-band rejection for all GNSS frequencies – Via proprietary filtering design...
Product Code: GLHPDM3-LTB
Brand: PCTel
Rugged and compact for high-speed Intelligent Transportation Systems and Industrial IoT No tune, multiband coverage – 5G cellular, 802.11ac WiFi and GPS L1/GLONASS frequencies Superior out-of-band rejection – Via proprietary filtering design Easy installation and/or replacement – Metal stud mount with slotted jam nut provides single cable exit Weather proof – IP67...
Product Code: GLHPDLTE-LTB
Brand: PCTel
Rugged and compact for high-speed Intelligent Transportation Systems and Industrial IoT No tune, multiband coverage – 5G cellular, 802.11ac WiFi and GPS L1/GLONASS frequencies Superior out-of-band rejection – Via proprietary filtering design Easy installation and/or replacement – Metal stud mount with slotted jam nut provides single cable exit Weather proof – IP67...
Product Code: GLLTEWIFI-TB
Brand: PCTel
Multi-Band LTE and Wi-Fi Antenna with High Rejection GPS/GLONASS, Compact Footprint This Trooper antenna provides optimal 4G LTE and dual-band Wi-Fi coverage in a single, low-profile housing. Its compact footprint makes this antenna ideal for installation on surfaces with limited surface space, including vehicular and machine-to- machine applications. The antenna also incorporates...
Product Code: GPSHPMIMO-LTB
Brand: PCTel
Optimal coverage and high rejection in one GPS antenna No tune, multiband coverage — Cellular and WiFi frequencies Low-profile — UV-resistant housing provides maximum overhead clearance Weatherproof — IP67 compliant design provides maximum protection against water or dust ingress Optimum RF system efficiency — Uses high performance, low loss cable and high quality...
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.
