--- title: Best Monitoring Antennas description: Monitoring antennas vary in type and purpose. 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Search with confidence and efficiency. [ DOWNLOAD ](https://www.cyntony.com/hubfs/CYNTCORP-AntennaBuyerGuide-(2021-03-09)-FNL-50PCT.pdf) ![tab-img](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cyntony_Theme_2021/Images/tab-img.png?width=160&height=241&name=tab-img.png) # Best mONITORING Antennas ## BEST MONITORING ANTENNAS [Monitoring antennas](https://www.cyntony.com/products/topic/monitoring) come in many shapes and sizes, as well as a variety of frequency and power ranges. Below are some the best selling antennas, stacks, and arrays used for monitoring. (Check our guide to [essential antenna specs](https://www.cyntony.com/blog/five-essential-antenna-specs) if you are just starting your search.)   ## HF, VHF, UHF THRU C BAND LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS ![HF_VHF_UHF_THRU_C_BAND.png](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HF_VHF_UHF_THRU_C_BAND.png?width=197&name=HF_VHF_UHF_THRU_C_BAND.png "HF_VHF_UHF_THRU_C_BAND.png") Log-periodic Dipole Array antennas for monitoring span frequency ranges of 20 to 8000 MHz and feature adjustable polarization mounting brackets.  A sampling of LPDAs are presented here, many others are available.  Please contact us to discuss your needs. 5-30 MHz, 5.5 dBi: [LPDA-A0066](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0066-hf-monitoring-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna) 20-3000 MHz, 6 dBi:  [LPDA-0033](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0033-high-power-wideband-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna) 20-3000 MHz, 6 dBi: [LPDA-A0036-03](https://www.cyntony.com/hubfs/Products/Datasheets/LPDA-A0036-Version-3.6.pdf), [BRKT-A026](https://www.cyntony.com/products/brkt-a026-lpda-extension-mast) 30-2500 MHz, 7 dBi: [LPDA-A0047](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0047-wideband-receive-only-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna) 80-2000 MHz, 7 dBi: [LPDA-A0016](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0016-wideband-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna) 100-500 MHz, , 7 dBi: [LPDA-A0054-01](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0054-high-power-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna), [LPDA-A0030](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0030-high-power-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna) 250-3000 MHz, 11 dBi: [LPDA-A0005](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0005-wideband-directional-antenna) 500-3000 MHz, 10 dBi: [LPDA-A0038](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0038-wideband-high-gain-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna)[, BRKT-A028](https://www.cyntony.com/products/brkt-a028-lpda-polarization-flip-bracket) 800-2500 MHz, 7 dBi: [LPDA-A0075](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0075-wideband-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna) 2000-6000 MHz, 8.5 dBi: [LPDA-0074](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0074-high-gain-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna-s-band-c-band) 800-8000 MHz, 7 dBi: [LPDA-0081](https://www.cyntony.com/products/lpda-a0081-ultra-wideband-log-periodic-dipole-array-antenna)   ## HF THROUGH C BAND ACTIVE MONITORING ANTENNAS ![HF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png?width=153&name=HF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png "HF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png") These omni-directional antennas consist of active antennas combined under one compact radome. Active components enable compact designs. Most are also available without amplifiers. Antennas below generally start at  20 MHz and go up to 3600,  6000 or 9000 MHz. ​ V-pol to 9 GHz: [OMNI-A0258](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0258-wideband-active-monitoring-antenna) Vertical polarization: [OMNI-A0098](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0098-active-monitoring-antenna) Dual polarization: [OMNI-A0191](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0191-wideband-vp-and-hp-monitoring-antenna) Compact V-pol: [OMNI-A0190](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0190-wideband-active-passive-monitoring-antenna) One or two bands: [OMNI-A0107](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0107-active-monitoring-antenna) H-pol 500-3600 MHz: [OMNI-A0268](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0268-wideband-active-hp-monitoring-antenna) Two bands H-pol to 3000 MHz: [OMNI-A0156](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0156-wideband-active-hp-monitoring-antenna) Covert four bands : [OMNI-A0199](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0199-wideband-monitoring-vehicle-antenna-system) DC over coax power supply, single: [MISC-A0022](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0022-single-15v-coaxial-power-suply); dual: [MISC-A0066](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0066-dual-15v-coaxial-power-supply)   ## LF THROUGH C BAND MONITORING ANTENNAS ![LF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png?width=153&height=199&name=LF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png "LF_THROUGH_C_BAND.png")The OMNI-A0112 is an active monopole whip antenna designed for easy mounting on vehicles and structures with a ground plane. Power for the active components is supplied via the RF cable. The OMNI-A0113 is a passive dipole antenna designed for mounting on vehicles. The wideband design makes it suitable for spectrum monitoring. 9 kHz-300 MHz: [OMNI-A0112](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0112-active-monitoring-antenna) 20-520 MHz: [OMNI-A0155](https://www.cyntony.com/hubfs/Products/Datasheets/OMNI-A0155-Version-1.3.pdf) 20-520 MHz: [OMNI-A0195](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0195-wideband-monitoring-vehicle-antenna-0) 20-6000 MHz: ​[OMNI-A0190](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0190-wideband-active-passive-monitoring-antenna) 20-6000 MHz: [OMNI-0223](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0223-wideband-monitoring-vehicle-antenna) 300-3000 MHz: [OMNI-A0113​](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0113-passive-monitoring-antenna) DC over coax power supply, single: [MISC-A0022](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0022-single-15v-coaxial-power-suply); dual: [MISC-A0066](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0066-dual-15v-coaxial-power-supply)   ## BROADBAND OMNIDIRECTIONAL RECEIVE ANTENNA ![OMNI_RECIEVE.png](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OMNI_RECIEVE.png?width=118&height=212&name=OMNI_RECIEVE.png "OMNI_RECIEVE.png")Receive signals from any direction over 20 to 3600 MHz with this broadband mast mounted omni. Frequency range starts at 100 MHz when whips omitted. With whips: [DIPL-A0035](https://www.cyntony.com/products/dipl-a0035-wideband-omnidirectional-antenna) No Whips, land version: [DIPL-A0035-01](https://www.cyntony.com/products/dipl-a0035-wideband-omnidirectional-antenna) No Whips, naval version: [DIPL-A0035-02 ​](https://www.cyntony.com/products/dipl-a0035-wideband-omnidirectional-antenna)Whip spares kit: [DIPL-A0035-03](https://www.cyntony.com/products/dipl-a0035-wideband-omnidirectional-antenna)   ## HF THROUGH S BAND DF AND MONITORING STACK ![HF_THROUGH_S_BAND_DF.png](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HF_THROUGH_S_BAND_DF.png?width=138&height=289&name=HF_THROUGH_S_BAND_DF.png "HF_THROUGH_S_BAND_DF.png")A compendium of many products, this stack is comprised of monitoring and DF subsystems that span 20 MHz to 6 GHz.   DF and Monitoring: [SYST-A0004](https://www.cyntony.com/uploads/6/7/9/5/6795740/syst-a0004_version_2.0.pdf) H-pol 20-500 MHz: [OMNI-A0099](https://www.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0099-horizontally-polarized-omni-directional-antenna) H-pol 0.5-3 GHz: [OMNI-A0100](http://info.cyntony.com/products/omni-a0100-horizontally-polarized-omni-directional-antenna) Base mount box: [MISC-A0047](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0047-mounting-support) Amplifier Unit: [MISC-A0045](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0045-5-channel-amplifier-and-dc-injection)     ## LF, MF, HF, VHF MONITORING MONOPOLE ANTENNAS ![LF_MF_HF_VHF_MONITORING.png](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LF_MF_HF_VHF_MONITORING.png?width=144&height=290&name=LF_MF_HF_VHF_MONITORING.png "LF_MF_HF_VHF_MONITORING.png")These active whip monopole antennas are designed for mounting on vehicles and other metallic structures with a ground plane. They can also be used for fixed applications where there is no ground plane by using included ground radials or wires that screw into the base. Radiation pattern is suitable for medium to long range HF monitoring. Active amplification allows these antennas to operate over a wide HF frequency range of 9 kHz - 30 MHz or 100 kHz to 60 MHz. VLF-HF Antenna: [MONO-A0012](https://www.cyntony.com/products/mono-a0012-active-hf-monopole-antenna) LF-HF with ground radials: [MONO-A0071](https://www.cyntony.com/products/mono-a0071-active-hf-monopole-antenna) MF-HF Monopole: [MONO-A0067](https://www.cyntony.com/products/mono-a0067-hf-monopole-monitoring-antenna) MF-VHF Antenna: [MONO-A0029](https://www.cyntony.com/products/mono-a0029-active-hf-monopole-monitoring-antenna) DC over coax power supply, single: [MISC-A0022](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0022-single-15v-coaxial-power-suply); dual: [MISC-A0066](https://www.cyntony.com/products/misc-a0066-dual-15v-coaxial-power-supply) ### APPLICATION ![Cyntony_Mark](https://www.cyntony.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cyntony_Mark.png?width=300&name=Cyntony_Mark.png "Cyntony_Mark") ### Contact Product Information and Sales phone: 617-407-0753 e-mail: [sales@cyntony.com](mailto:sales@cyntony.com)   General e-mail: [info@cyntony.com](mailto:info@cyntony.com) Cyntony Corporation 195 Follen Road Lexington, MA, USA 02421 phone: +1 781-430-0675 fax: +1 347-412-0341 email: [info@cyntony.com](mailto:info@cyntony.com) CAGE: 68TC9 ### Recent Posts