Anantennaconstructedtomaximizestructuralintegrityisbetterabletomaintainitselectricalproperties.Thebenefitsarebettermeasurementrepeatability,loweruncertaintyvaluesandlongercalibrationvalidity.TheModel3117Double-RidgedWaveguideHornisconstructedtobearuggedantennathatthrivesinanenvironmentofconstantuse.Thisantennaincludesbothtripodandrear"stinger"mounts.Thestingermountpermitson-axisrotation/polarization.