Ball Wireless Communications Products introduced two new antenna products based on its AirBASE
air dielectric technology.
The DualBASE dual-band base station antenna allows wireless carriers to use one antenna
to provide service in two frequency bands, which could ease zoning approval issues by reducing the number of
antennas, said the company. The antenna also could reduce installation and tower costs by requiring only a single
connector and cable, said Ball.
The first model of the DualBASE family-the DLA-VR-16-09007-is designed for
cellular and personal communications services networks. It provides about 16 dBi gain in the PCS band to help
equalize coverage with the 14 dBi gain in the cellular band.
Ball Wireless also introduced a new model in its family
of high-gain PCS antennas, the PCS-VR-23-03005. The antenna, which has a 23 dBi gain with a 30-degree horizontal
beamwidth and a 5-degree vertical beamwidth, is optimized for rural highway and similar high-gain requirement
applications, said the company.
The company has been manufacturing wireless antennas for about 18 months,
leveraging the experience of its parent company, Ball Telecommunication Products Division, which has been supplying
antennas for more than 30 years.
The company’s air dielectric microstrip design is designed to reduce passive
intermodulation, or interference created within the device itself. It achieves improvements in containing PIM by
reducing the number of potential intermod points such as metal-to-metal transitions.
