Kathrein offers a wide variety of top quality products for almost every kind of broadcast transmitting system.

Various components are available for all frequency ranges and transmitter powers from 100 W to 200 kW.

Customers using Kathrein components will benefit from a long period of trouble-free-operation without the need of maintenance.

Antenna components

• Robust design for operation under all
  environmental conditions
• Feed points fully weather protected
• Horizontal, vertical or dual polarized
• Full band operation
• Low return loss
• All IEC (DIN and EIA) connectors available

Panel antennas

• Especially suitable as components in arrays for achieving a variety of radiation patterns
• Minimum influence of tower structure on pattern

    Yagi antennas

• Lightweight
• For professional receiving and low power
  transmitting applications

    Log periodic antennas

• For harsh environmental conditions, particularly under ice formation
• High side-lobe suppression
• Especially suitable as receiving antenna for transposer stations

    Superturnstile antennas

• Superior omnidirectional radiation pattern
• Suitable for top mounting

Power splitters

• 2 - 8 outputs
• Power range from 100 W to 100 kW
• Full band operation
• Equal or unequal power splitting
• All IEC (DIN and EIA) connectors available
• Tuning section for impedance optimization available on request

Filters and combiners

• Band-pass filters
• Band-stop filters
• Starpoint combiners
• Directional filter combiners
• 3-dB directional combiners
• Low insertion loss
• High isolation
• Low VSWR
• Power range from 10 W to 200 kW

Custom-designed antennas and systems

• Special components, e.g. extended frequency
  range or power rating
• Complete packages for "on-site installation"
• Pre-installed antenna systems delivered ex factory

Engineering

Design and optimization of antenna systems using special software and test equipment

• Project studies
• Optimization of H.R.P.
• Optimization of V.R.P.
• Electrical and mechanical design
• Selection of proper feed system
• Studies on power handling
• Optimization of system VSWR
• Gain and ERP calculations

Turnkey Projects - Transmitting systems consisting of:

• Antenna systems
• Feeder cables
• Combiners
• Patch panels
• Fibre-glass masts and radomes
• Special UHF steel masts
• Mounting hardware
• Test sections (measuring link)
• Pressurization equipment
• Monitoring devices

Services

• Site survey
• Factory tests
• Installation
• Site tests and commissioning