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2021 January Newsletter

2021 is off and running

Firstly, I would like to welcome you all back for the 2021 new year. We hope you are feeling refreshed and recharged.

We here at ZCG used the annual End-of-Year break to spend well deserved time with family and friends.

Now that our entire team are all back on-board, we’re back into the full swing of manufacturing your RF solutions. We thought with a new year, we had better remind you of what makes ZCG stand-out from the competition.

Proudly Australian-owned and manufactured

With the world still in a topsy turvy feeling and unreliable logistics, domestically manufactured products are now more important than ever.

ZCG prides itself with a 15-working day manufacture timeframe on all our in-house items (we have information some competitors are taking 6-8 weeks to “manufacture”).

Our internal capability extends to CNC engineered sub-components, silver soldering and welding critical components, which results in a reliable, repeatable and controlled supply chain.

The ability of ZCG to manufacture as much product as possible within our Lindenow, Victoria manufacturing facility results in the ability to customise to your specific requirements no matter the quantity, installation requirements or termination giving you flexibility and reliability.

For enquiries contact our friendly sales team on +61 3 5157 1203 or email [email protected]

Stockist of a wide range of RF accessories

Our range of RF accessories include coaxial cable (including our most popular RU400 (LMR-400™ equivalent), coaxial connectors & adaptorscoaxial lightning surge protectionmounting clamps & hardware.

We are a master of a lot, but not a manufacturer of everything, and for the items we don’t manufacture such as coaxial cable and connectors, our reliable suppliers have kept us stocked with coaxial cables, including some new additions in 2021, our RU240UF – equivalent to LMR-240-UF™ and our RU600 – equivalent to LMR-600™ – Times Microwave coaxial cable

If you’re unsure of our Part code/Part number of the coaxial cable. Click below to view our coaxial cable comparison help guide.

For our range of in-stock RF coaxial connectors, we could list them all below (we’ve listed a few), but that list would be rather a long one. The best place to see our ever expanding range of coaxial connectors and adaptors is our website.

Our range includes:
– N-type
– SMA
– 7/16″ DIN
– EIA
– Fakra
– BNC

Don’t see your required coaxial termination on our website. Simply contact us directly via phone +61 3 5157 1203 or email directly to [email protected] and our sales team will assist you with our solution.

Round or Square hole?

Yagi’s. Probably one of the most popular style of antenna used within the RF industry.
And the question always arises, why do we stock both round boom and square boom?

  • Our square boom Yagi’s ensure a true Vertical or Horizontal orientation without the use of a level or estimation-by-eye. Simply align the elements and dipole vertical or horizontal, tighten the clamp, connect your feeder cable and done! Added bonus – wind will not affect the orientation of your Yagi

 

  • Round boom Yagi’s suit installations where the mount pole isn’t quite vertical or horizontal (such as a tower leg). Use the round profile of the boom to rotate your Yagi into correct orientation, tighten the clamp, connect your feeder cable and done!

We hold the most common frequency ranges in-stock for immediate dispatch in UHF 400-700MHz or Mobile phone network capable. We also manufacture (in 15 working days of course) custom frequency and broadband dual dipole Yagi’s.

ZCG Product Price Rise

We here at ZCG have held off our yearly price rise to support our clientele through-out an unprecedent and tumultuous 2019 & 2020.

We will be implementing a product-wide price rise as of February 2021, due to cost of raw materials and general amenities increasing at alarming rates that ZCG can no longer absorb.

We thank you all for your on-going support.

News: New Product Released

ZCG have newly released a Wideband UHF 400-520MHz elevated feed whip.

Working directly with our customer bases requirements, ZCG prides itself on producing Australian designed and manufactured antennas to suit the ever changing RF market requirements.

ZCG newest UHF wideband 400-520MHz elevated 2.1dBi whip is suitable for all applications where our larger ZN4 or ZN3 range of antennas are height excessive or where higher gain is not a requirement. The GID-MB4052-S is also ground independent so can be mounted on any vehicle in any location. Suitable for emergency services, courier companies, transport vehicles or any requirement for UHF or TETRA. – Downloadable specification sheet PDF – click here

In-stock in our Head Office manufacturing facility, available in-stock in Queensland and Western Australia soon. Or if soon is too long, contact your local Sales office for price and availability. – click here

For UHF CB radio applications this antenna covers the entire CBRS 476.425 – 477.4125MHZ – see our downloadable 80 Channel UHF CB Channel Guide PDF here or 40 Channel UHF CB Channel Guide PDF here.

Typical SWR of GID-MB4052-S covering UHF 400-520MHz

The GID-MB4052 is also available in a fixed position/base station/structure mounted or light-duty vehicle configuration without the parallel spring base. This models mounting is via the M10 x 1.5 pitch male thread at the bottom of the ground independent elevated feed base. 

ZCG exhibit at Comms Connect Sydney 2018

ZCG has recently returned from a successful Comms Connect Sydney located at Rosehill Gardens race course in Western Sydney.

ZCG would like to firstly thank the Narelle Granger and the WFevents/ Comms Connect team for organising the exhibition as well as the Critical Comms team for all their hard work and assistance leading up to the exhibition.

Garry Kelly on ZCG stand 37 at Comms Connect Sydney 2018

ZCG would also like to thank all of the customers as well as new contacts who came and visited and enquired at stand 37. ZCG has received some valuable feedback as well as new prospects that ZCG will assist to supply high quality solutions for their requirements.

Sally-ann Kelly and Garry Kelly on ZCG stand at Comms Connect Sydney 2018

ZCG have new returned to our head office in East Gippsland, Victoria, and are already organising our stand for Comms Connect Melbourne 2018. The Comms Connect Melbourne runs from the 21-22nd November 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition centre, register your free visit now by clicking here

If you’re heading to Comms Connect Melbourne, ZCG will be proudly exhibiting, more information and stand location will be available closer to the date.

Find out how to get the exhibition here.