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Marine and Vessel Antennas Compared: Gain, Beamwidth, Size and Connector

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Marine and Vessel Antennas

A side-by-side table of every marine and vessel antenna in the catalog, sorted so the gain-versus-size trade-off is visible at a glance. Higher gain on the same band always costs aperture length, and on a mast that length is a wind-load number, not a footnote.

The trade-off in one sentence

Between the smallest and largest model here the gain moves from 1 to 35 dBi while the longest dimension moves from 3 mm to 2570 mm. That is the whole negotiation: roughly every 3 dB of additional gain doubles the effective radiated power in the main lobe and costs about twice the aperture.

Full comparison

Full comparison
ModelBand (MHz)GainPolarizationHPBW H×VVSWRIPLengthConnector
AW-GP1575-281575–160628 dBiRHCP360° × 90°≤ 1.5:1IP6750 mmSMA-Male
AW-FG2400-152400–248315 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP671550 mmN-Female
AW-FG0890-12824–89012 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP671550 mmN-Female
AW-FG1922-111920–217011 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP671250 mmN-Female
AW-FGL2400-82400–24838 dBiVertical360° × 20°≤ 2.0:1IP67560 mmSMA-Male
AW-FGS0827-8824–9608 dBiVertical360° × 20°≤ 1.5:1IP671100 mmN-Female
AW-FGL0827-6698–27006 dBiVertical360° × 30°≤ 2.0:1IP67620 mmSMA-Male
AW-MG0960-3824–9603 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP65160 mmSMA-Male
AW-MG1880-3890–18803 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP65160 mmSMA-Male
AW-MG2400-32400–25003 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP65160 mmSMA-Male
AW-GP1227-351176–160635 dBiRHCP360° × 90°≤ 1.5:1IP67152 mmTNC-Female
AW-FGS2400-92400–24839 dBiVertical360° × 16°≤ 1.5:1IP67780 mmN-Female
AW-FG3500-123400–360012 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP67830 mmN-Female
AW-FG5800-125725–585012 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP67580 mmN-Female
AW-FGL3538-83300–38008 dBiVertical360° × 18°≤ 2.0:1IP67480 mmSMA-Male
AW-FG0433-6428–4386 dBiVertical360° × 8°≤ 1.5:1IP671050 mmN-Female
AW-CP-BD-25351561–160628 dBiRHCP360° × 90°≤ 2.0:1N/A25 mmIPEX MHF (U.FL)
AW-CP-GPS-2525A1575–157628 dBiRHCP360° × 90°≤ 2.0:1N/A25 mmIPEX MHF (U.FL)
AW-PA2425-V18B652400–250018 dBiVertical65° × 7°≤ 1.5:1IP651000 mmN-Female
AW-PA7090-V18B65698–96018 dBiVertical65° × 7°≤ 1.5:1IP652570 mmN-Female
AW-PA2425-V15B652400–250015 dBiVertical65° × 15°≤ 1.5:1IP65500 mmN-Female
AW-PA7090-V15B65698–96015 dBiVertical65° × 15°≤ 1.5:1IP651360 mmN-Female
AW-LP0838-12800–380012 dBiVertical50° × 42°≤ 2.0:1IP65760 mmN-Female
AW-PA7090-V12B65698–96012 dBiVertical65° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65720 mmN-Female
AW-PA8025-H12B65806–250012 dBiHorizontal65° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65660 mmN-Female
AW-PA8025-V12B65806–250012 dBiVertical65° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65660 mmN-Female
AW-LP0827-11698–270011 dBiVertical55° × 45°≤ 2.0:1IP65640 mmN-Female
AW-PA7090-V11B90698–96011 dBiVertical90° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65720 mmN-Female
AW-PA7090-V10B120698–96010 dBiVertical120° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65720 mmN-Female
AW-RD2400-92400–24839 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP40390 mmSMA-Male

Reading the table

  • Gain is referenced to an isotropic radiator (dBi). Subtract 2.15 to compare against a figure quoted in dBd.
  • Beamwidth is the half-power (−3 dB) width. Coverage does not stop at that edge; it is simply where the signal has fallen to half power.
  • VSWR is a band-edge worst case. At 1.5:1 about 4 percent of forward power is reflected, which is negligible next to a typical feedline loss.
  • Length is the number that decides the mount and the wind load, and it is the constraint that most often forces a lower-gain choice.

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