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RADIO WAVES, INC.

2003 RADIO WAVES PRODUCT CATALOG
THE LEADER IN MICROWAVE ANTENNA INNOVATION™

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ABOUT RADIO WAVES, INC.
Radio Waves is a recognized leader in the wireless communications industry as a proven supplier of innovative, high quality, competitively priced microwave antennas. With an extensiveproduct offering covering 1.5 to 60 GHz, Radio Waves designs and manufacturers these products from its Billerica, Massachusetts headquarters for fixed broadband wireless applications, internet service providers, cellular and PCS/GSM base station interconnects, campus environments, private networks, and electronic newsgathering systems. Founded in 1983, Radio Waves has a long history of innovativemechanical and electrical designs. Radio Waves supplies these designs to major OEM customers, as well as offering products through distribution channels. In 2000, Radio Waves became a Smiths Group company, and expanded its focus to become a worldwide presence in the wireless communication industry. Working in a fast-paced environments, Radio Waves’ customers require off-the-shelf products withdelivery times ranging from two weeks to overnight. With manufacturing facilities in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Radio Waves can meet these demands. Having multiple facilities provides localized material, which reduces freight costs and delivery times. All Radio Waves antenna models feature field-proven designs and construction. These antennas are designed to withstand harshenvironmental conditions. Our mounts are designed for ease of installation and durability. With hundreds of thousands of antennas in the field, Radio Waves has built a reputation for quality. In 2001, Radio Waves became a registered ISO 9001 company to ensure our customers the highest quality products available within the industry. Radio Waves quality products are supported with the longest warrantyprogram in the industry. Through our superior quality, Radio Waves has fast become a world-leading supplier of microwave antenna products. Please refer to the specifications within this catalog to determine which antenna is right for your system requirements. For more information, contact Radio Waves directly or through one of our authorized distributors.

United States Headquarters: Radio Waves,Inc. 495R Billerica Ave. N. Billerica, MA 01862 Tel: 978-459-8800 Fax: 978-459-3310 e-mail: sales@radiowavesinc.com www.radiowavesinc.com

United Kingdom Facility: Radio Waves, Inc. c/o Hypertac Ltd. 36-38 Waterloo Rd. Cricklewood London NW2 7UH

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROLINE ANTENNA CONFIGURATION RADIO WAVES PLANNING TOOL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS OVERVIEW TYPES OF MICROWAVE ANTENNAS MICROWAVEANTENNAS: A TECHNICAL LOOK FEED ASSEMBLIES ANTENNA TERMINOLOGY CABLE ACCESSORIES AND HARDWARE ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION TYPICAL USAGE TABLE & VSWR TO RETURN LOSS CONVERSION CHART POWER CONVERSION TABLE RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDE REFERENCE TABLE FOCAL LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO VS. ANGULAR APERTURE FOR PARABOLIC REFLECTORS RADIO WAVES BROADBAND FIXED WIRELESS PRODUCTS SECTOR SERIES ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS OMNIANTENNA ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS PRO-VIDER SERIES ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS SP SERIES ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS GRID PARABOLIC SERIES ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS FLAT PANEL SERIES ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS RADIO WAVES MICROWAVE ANTENNAS - HP AND SP SERIES HP AND SP SERIES ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ANTENNA DIMENSIONS SECTOR & PRO-VIDER SERIES FLAT PANEL SERIES GRID PARABOLIC SERIES HP SERIES SP SERIESANTENNA WINDLOADS ELLIPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FLANGES FLEX TWIST WAVEGUIDE LMR CABLE ANTENNA ACCESSORIES STANDARD DRUM SIZES, LENGTH CAPACITY CHART FOR LMR CABLE SHIPPING INFORMATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS WARRANTY 4 5 6 7 8-9 10-11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-22 22 23 24-25 26 26 27 28-35 36 36 37 38-39 40-41 42-44 45-49 50-51 52-53 54-59 60-64 65 66-67 68 69

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