Steatite, a UK based designer and manufacturer of high specification microwave antennas, has released a new 0.5-8 GHz right hand or left hand circularly polarised spiral antenna fitted with an SMA type connector. A derivative of the company’s highly successful 0.5 to  22 GHz spiral antenna, the QSP-RC-0.5-8-S-SG antenna is ideally suited for spectrum management direction Finding 360° antenna arrays and is targeted to provide high quality performance at an attractive price.

After thorough development and testing, this new antenna is a welcome addition to Steatite’s growing range of spiral antennas. These currently provide wideband performance up to 42 GHz, with either left or right hand CP and this new product follows the launch of an ultra-wideband 1 to 18 GHz spiral antenna last year.

Robert Lowther, Steatite’s sales and marketing manager said, “We believe we have developed an excellent competitive wideband spiral antenna that reinforces our position as a leading, innovative microwave antenna company serving the EW/SIGINT market.”