SCOUT KM-30A AIS specific Aerial/Antenna. 0.9 Metre stainless whip.

Scout professional marine antennas made in Italy.

Here at AVES Marine, we like to think of these as the Rolls-Royce of antennas. Built in Italy to superb standards to provide you with the best possible transmission and reception performance.  This particular model is a 0.9 metre stainless steel whip with an SO239 waterproof connector, Attachment is by way of an aluminium L bracket to mount on any vertical surface.  

Designed specifically to receive and transmit on the two AIS channels of 161.975 and 162.025 MHz and tuned for top performance on AIS.

Best choice for mast mounting. Can be mounted low down but beware that a metre long whip aerial can be vulnerable to damage by crew movement and when deploying ropes. For installation at low level consider our Glomex RA111AIS flexible, stubby aerial. 

Extra loss loss RG8X cable cut and prepared to your specific length if requjired.

We can supply these aerials with or without cable. If cable is supplied it can be to your specified length with either one PL259 end connector fitted or with both ends fitted. Having one end without a connector makes it easier to install though a deck fitting or bulkhead. Without an end fitted requires a 7mm hole for the cable but with the connector on the cable an 18mm hole is needed. The unfitted cable end will be prepared for fitting using a professional co-axial cable cutter so that both the centre conductor and the braid are exactly the right dimensions to fit our high quality PL259 plugs with gold plated centre pin. Simply screw on the PL259 until it is tight and the centre conductor can be seen in the centre tip, then solder the centre tip (we include some low melting point solder in the kit). Soldering the tip is vital as unsoldered, you will get massive signal losses. 

Call us on 01357 680054 if you need cable.