AIS transceivers can be a lifesaver when it comes to monitoring busy shipping lanes, but adding another antenna to a crowded electronics array can be challenging. Shakespeare's new 5250-AIS "Skinny Mini" antenna reliably handles broader AIS bandwidth requirements in a low-profile design that's easy to mount.

Compact, durable and lightweight, the 5250-AIS is a 91 cm half-wave, end-fed stainless steel whip antenna. Its tin-plated, copper wire coil is housed in a sealed, chrome-plated brass canister that minimizes troublesome de-tuning associated with plastic canisters.

This one-piece antenna easily attaches to standard 1"-14 thread mounts and includes 4.57 m of RG-58 cable.

For masthead mounting, Shakespeare offers the low-profile 5215-AIS Squatty Body. The 91 cm stainless steel whip mounts with a supplied stainless steel "L" bracket and SO-239 connector.