SBB Antennas and HF radio

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Richard There have been 0 comments

SSB radio, or HF radio, is an essential longer range marine communications platform, as well as offering email services, receive weather facsimile charts, multi party conversation, etc. We keep a selection of SSB antennas to suit most boats, from sailing yachts to commercial vessels, as well as stocking the Icom IC-M801 SSB radio.

The Shakespeare V-Tronix 390 is a 7 meter fibreglass whip SSB aerial, that is constructed in two sections. It features a chrome plated brass ferrule and side feed termination band. The V-Tronix 390 is an award winning SSB antenna, and will take input power of up to 1 kW, thanks to its reinforced insulating qualities. The conductors run the full length of the aerial with no loading coil, and are permanently sealed in the fibreglass body of the antenna.

RRP: £231.76

Our Price: £169.95

The Shakespeare V-Tronix 390-1 is a heavy duty 7 meter SSB whip antenna with a self supporting base. Like the Shakespeare V-Tronix 390 the 390-1 features the same full length conductors with no loading coil, sealed into a white fibreglass body. Designed for input power of up to 1 kW, this two part aerial will give a good performance in any conditions.

RRP: £275.62

Our Price: £199.95

The Shakespeare V-Tronix 393 is a 3 section version of the popular V-Tronix 390 and 390-1. This 7 meter whip antenna is in three 2.3 meter sections, with conductors sealed into the fibreglass and running the full length of the aerial. It features chrome plated ferrules and is designed to take up to 1 kW inputs.

RRP: £317.83

Our Price: £229.95

The Shakespeare V-Tronix 5390 is part of the Shakespeare Galaxy range of hand crafted antennas. It features a two section fibreglass extra heavy duty construction, with full length conductors running the entire length of the aerial, and reinforced insulation to allow an input power of up to 1000 watts. The 5.5 meter SSB antenna has a high gloss non-yellowing polyurethane finish and polished stainless steel ferrules, and comes with 6 meters of RG-8/X extra low-loss cable. The recommended retail price of these aerials is £550, but we are currently selling them for 396.95.

RRP: £550.00

Our Price: £396.95

The Icom IC-M801 is an award winning MF/HF SSB radio. There are two versions of the IC-M801 available. The IC-M801E Class-E DSC set is designed for non-SOLAS vessels while the IC-M801GMDSS Class-A DSC set meets GMDSS and MED 96/98/EC standards and is wheel marked for SOLAS vessels. The Icom IC-M801E is priced at 2959.95, reduced from the RRP of £3120.00, the Icom IC-M801GMDSS is priced at £4459.95.

RRP: £3120.00

Prices from: £2959.95

Have a look at our VHF radio section for out complete range of VHF radio equipment, which included SSB radios and antennas, mounted VHF radios, handheld VHF radios, and VHF antennas. We stock ranges from the leading manufactures, including Icom, cobra, Simrad, Garmin, and Raymarine. We are please to say we can now add Lowrance VHF radios to our range.


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