What is the main cause of failure with Naval antennas?
A. Water entry: either by storing the antenna upside-down and allowing standing water to creep in, or by water creeping up the coax cable through capillary action. Our antennas are well sealed and injected with poly-urathane foam but standing water in the mounting flange can creep inside over time. Lightning also damages a few antennas every year. Our antennas have a static discharge protection circuilt but it will not protect from a direct lightning hit. Warranty does not cover damages from Lightning or Water entry. Naval antennas now made in the USA have a one year replacement warranty and a 10 year pro-rated warranty.
