ITS6000 Vertical Profile Antenna System

Optional on Versions 6010 & 6020

When space is at a premium and station operation is unattended, the patented Vertical Profile Antenna System (VP9000) offers the solution. Place the VP9000 System in the area adjacent to the outdoor cabinet where the HAR equipment is located. The Vertical Profile Antenna System is designed to withstand hurricane wind speeds encountered on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

The Vertical Profile Antenna System is comprised of an attractive painted aluminum antenna support pole and antenna grounding system, all in one. The antenna lightning arrestor and all cable are inside the pole, accessible through a service hatch. There is nothing on the surface of the support pole to encourage vandalism.

Advantages
This antenna system is recommended for high visibility areas and features low vandalism potential and low installation cost.

VP9000 is engineered to and compliant with ANSI/TIA standards (ANSI/TIA-222-G-2005 Class III, Category 4, Exposure D), rated to perform in worst-case environments such as unobstructed shorelines in hurricane-prone areas and atop ridges ridges in terrain where wind speeds can achieve great force. Additionally, it is rated for essential communications in critical areas where failure of a structure could damage buildings or present a hazard to life. To achieve these designations, the VP9000 has to be able to sustain 130 mph winds (and up to 150 mph in a 3-second gust) without failure. The Vertical Profile Antenna System is compliant with these ANSI/TIA standards for frequencies 1400-1700 kHz when installed in normal kinds of soil. Example: a 1700-kHz antenna used on the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway in New Orleans stood throughout Hurricane Katrina. Not only did this antenna survive Katrina, but so did the four antennas at the Port of New Orleans; and they operated throughout the hurricane flawlessly.

Installation Requirements
Minimal ground disturbance (less than one square foot, horizontal, and 6’ deep). No additional antenna groundplane or rod are required, therefore, it is an easy antenna to move.

Vehicles may be parked next to the system; however, the support pole should be guarded from vehicle damage. No objects taller than 25 feet should be within 50 feet. Coaxial cable to the support pole may be buried or installed overhead. The pole is set in a 6-foot post hole with good earth contact in the lowest 4 feet of the hole. (When used on AM frequencies below 1000 kHz, a 20-foot solid ground rod is driven beside the pole.) Concrete, asphalt or tamped dirt may surround the pole within 2 feet of the surface.

System Details

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Specifications

	Space requirement: less than 1 square foot.
	RF grounding element: 4-foot length; integral to support pole.
	Lightning ground: 8-foot ground rod, copper clad.
	Support pole composition: aluminum, 6-inch OD, .25-inch wall thickness.
	Support pole length: 24 feet.
	Support pole finish: powder coat, silver/gray.
	Support standing height: 18 feet above grade; 6 feet below grade.
	Wind: hurricane rated. 1600-1700 kHz, support pole exceeds Florida Dade/Broward County wind load requirements with attached antenna, greater than 146 MPH/3-second gusts. 530-1590 kHz, support pole meets and exceeds Florida wind load requirements with attached antenna, 130 MPH/3-second gusts. (Florida Building Code – 2001).
	Internal components: RF lightning arrestor, grounding bus, coaxial feed line.
	External components: threaded attachment for antenna mount, weatherproof service hatch with tamperproof hardware.
	Frequencies: 530-1700 kHz.
	Compliant with ANSI/TIA-222-G-2005 standard (Class III, Category 4, Exposure D) when installed in normal soil conditions for frequencies 1400-1700 kHz.

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This page was last updated on September 23, 2008.