Does anybody know the name or NSN for the MBITR antenna that you can weave in and out of your plate carrier. It is not made by Thales. If anybody has any information about it please post.
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Does anybody know the name or NSN for the MBITR antenna that you can weave in and out of your plate carrier. It is not made by Thales. If anybody has any information about it please post.
This is a home made antenna made out of RG-58 cable. It's 40 inches total length. Put a TNC crimp on connector on one end for the MBITR! Measure up 3 1/2 inches from the end of the connector and 9 1/2 inches down from the end of the RG-58 cable. Remove the 27" of black shielding and braided metal/copper covering. You should be looking at 27" of clear plastic shielding covering the copper inner core. At the tip of the antenna strip away approx. 1/2" and shunt / solder the center copper core of wire to the braided shielding. Seal with black tape, etc to prevent shorting or grounding. This antenna is being taught at the 18E committee, USAJFKSWCS and by the PH V commo instructors / cadre for Robin Sage.
This is a home made antenna made out of RG-58 cable. It's 40 inches total length. Put a TNC crimp on connector on one end for the MBITR! Measure up 3 1/2 inches from the end of the connector and 9 1/2 inches down from the end of the RG-58 cable. Remove the 27" of black shielding and braided metal/copper covering. You should be looking at 27" of clear plastic shielding covering the copper inner core. At the tip of the antenna strip away approx. 1/2" and shunt / solder the center copper core of wire to the braided shielding. Seal with black tape, etc to prevent shorting or grounding. This antenna is being taught at the 18E committee, USAJFKSWCS and by the PH V commo instructors / cadre for Robin Sage.
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I have made this MBITR Antenna for just about every squadleader and above we have in my Infantry Bn and these have worked flawlessly! Thanks for the advice Norm C27!
This is a home made antenna made out of RG-58 cable. It's 40 inches total length. Put a TNC crimp on connector on one end for the MBITR! Measure up 3 1/2 inches from the end of the connector and 9 1/2 inches down from the end of the RG-58 cable. Remove the 27" of black shielding and braided metal/copper covering. You should be looking at 27" of clear plastic shielding covering the copper inner core. At the tip of the antenna strip away approx. 1/2" and shunt / solder the center copper core of wire to the braided shielding. Seal with black tape, etc to prevent shorting or grounding. This antenna is being taught at the 18E committee, USAJFKSWCS and by the PH V commo instructors / cadre for Robin Sage.
What is the advantage for leaving the last bit of shielding and soldering it to the copper core? I have had pretty good results from just a stripped RG-58, but if doing it your way is better I will start. Please Advise.
Also, for those of you without crimpers, the T connector from the top of a Harris 152 works if you just have the long (4' or 5') W-2 cables laying around, I just cut off an end, strip the cable and use the BNC connector already on the other end of the cable to connect to the top of the Radio, also allows you to fast disconnect and transition to a the 1m whip. Another advantage is in the event of needing to remove your chest rig or whatever else from your vest quickly, if you have the "Mantenna" woven into your vest and you have your radio in your rig, it takes a bit more time to unscrew a TNC vs half a turn of the BNC. Those few seconds could mean a lot when your crap is all hung up in the vehicle or doc is trying to get to a wound.
The blade antenna's NSN that can be weaved through your plate carrier is 5985-01-487-1135. Please let me know if you need anything else.
Good info xerex.
Now how about following the instructions and making an introduction in the appropriate place?
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
The blade antenna's NSN that can be weaved through your plate carrier is 5985-01-487-1135. Please let me know if you need anything else.
Nothing new here. This antenna is made by Thales and is the standard 1-meter blade antenna that is issued with the MBITR/JEM. Some users may weave this antenna through their plate carriers but it is nothing at all like the one being discussed in this thread. This antenna is one meter long and made out of rubber coated flat steel, compared to a six foot long piece of coax.
Here is a link to the Thales web page for this antenna:
not trying to be the drunk guy at the party interupting people, but can somebody post pics of what this is supposed to look like at various stages? I've been looking for a setup like this for a while and I'm def not a commo guru but I have to make due because of sub par commo guys in house. thanks for any and all help.