Colour Codes on Rubber Antenna

[G1LSK]

Hi there. I wonder if anyone else has noticed colour codes on Rubber Antenna and if anyone knows what they mean?
I assume it's to do with the frequency coverage but it would be interesting to have a list.

I have 3 antennae at the moment that have codes on them, one is quite around 9 inches long and around half an inch thick, this one has a RED dot on the top of the cap.

The other 2 are colour coded on the base of the antenna where the SMA connector is. 1 has a PINK base and is around 6 inches long and only a few millimetres thick so probably UHF somewhere. The other has a BLUE base and is 6.5 inches long and a quarter of an inch thick, possibly a VHF one.

Any ideas out there?

Ian

[Metradio]

Years ago Motorola used to colour code their portable aerials to denote what band they were for. My listing was lost a few years back..
Also Panorama used to put a blue ring of heat shrink sleeving on their portable aerials with the operating frequency printed on it..

Mike

[G1LSK]

Years ago Motorola used to colour code their portable aerials to denote what band they were for. My listing was lost a few years back..
Also Panorama used to put a blue ring of heat shrink sleeving on their portable aerials with the operating frequency printed on it..

Mike

Hi Mike
Yes I've seen the Blue Shrink Wrap type - in fact I've got one which is for the low band VHF (70+ Mhz) band. These are either dots on the cap at the top of the antenna or on the newer type with SMA connectors, they use a colour coding on the outer ring of the SMA connector.