WD2245Q is a rugged manpack dipole antenna providing ideal performance over 225-512 MHz, making it well suited for tactical communications.
WD2245Q has a rugged aluminum omnidirectional radiator that handles 60W RMS of power. The antenna comes with asteel spring for shock absorption.
This antenna is a dipole, so no groundplane is required. It can be used on radio sets, or on vehicles by attachment to the MG512R magnetic antenna mount.
NSN 5985-58-000-8332
A lighter rubber spring version WD2245RQ is also available.