Freewave Antennas

FreeWave antennas are tailored for long-range, industrial-strength wireless communication, making them a preferred choice across many sectors. The company was an early pioneer in the IIoT space and now offers several antennas capable of being part of a wireless network run by FreeWave equipment.

These antennas cover a variety of types—whip, coil, directional, and omni-directional—as well as complete kits with mounts and cables for just about any application. Some schematics accompanying the description of the antennas show them capable of being installed in a horizontally polarized position—a setup that might be required for certain signal-path configurations. The whip antennas employ a long, slim form factor and are suitable for applications where an omnidirectional setup close to the antenna is necessary.

The directional antennas offer high gain and good front-to-back ratio performance that make them useful for establishing line-of-sight communication—that is, communication in a straight line from one antenna to another, as opposed to around in a circle, inside a sphere, or through a series of reflectors. FreeWave antennas are vitally important to the operation of industrial communication networks. They enable uninterrupted data flow between the individual parts of a system, which is crucial for "edge" automation; that is, for smart systems in remote, hard-to-reach places.