Pharad Expands Covert Vehicle Antenna Offering With A Flexible Cut To Tune Antenna

Pharad is exhibiting at SOFIC 2016 its new cut to tune antenna for covert vehicle installations. The VHF to UHF antenna can be tuned by the user to most police, public safety, and push to talk radios operating from 130 MHz to 550 MHz. The tunable cut lengths are indicated directly on the flexible radiating element for easy user tuning with a pair of scissors. The thin radiating element includes a paper lined adhesive backing allowing the user to covertly install the antenna and adhere the radiator behind window tinting or plastic bumper covers, fascias, or exterior trim for automobiles.

“Our customers are really an extension of our market research department and help drive new product development,” said Pharad President Austin Farnham. “Our military and public safety officer customers are increasingly operating in unmarked and standard passenger vehicles and require covert antennas that can ensure reliable communications without compromising the stealthiness of the vehicle. We have been building custom covert antennas into OEM vehicle features for many years, but the integration of these antennas into the vehicle sometimes require installation skills not available in the field. These new Pharad designed antenna that we are now introducing allows for simple installation by the user. There is really nothing more simple than our new cut-to-tune, peel and stick antenna. The user simply uses a pair of scissors or a knife, and cuts the antenna on a predetermined cut line matching his radio frequency, and then peels a paper lining from the antenna and sticks it on the vehicle.”

Pharad's newest Cut to Tune antenna are included under Pharad’s covert antenna offerings listed on the Pharad website: http://www.pharad.com. Pharad is a leading supplier and manufacturer of small covert antennas for public safety and military applications.

About Pharad, LLC
Located in Hanover, Maryland, Pharad, LLC is a customer focused company and technology leader in the development and manufacture of highly efficient, electrically small antennas and RF over fiber systems for communications and defense applications. Pharad creates innovative solutions for realizing difficult-to-engineer antennas for confined operational environments and very broadband applications. Pharad also manufactures a range of RF over fiber products that can support the high performance fiber optic remoting and switching of RF signals. For more information, visit www.pharad.com.