Broadband High Frequency Sky-Wave Antenna.

Abstract

A broadband H.F. directional sky-wave antenna system comprises a plurality of interconnected, vertical, zig-zag, antenna sections of predetermined increasing height. A counterpoise is utilized to balance the antenna. Power is coupled to the shortest zig-zag section via an impedance matching transformer. A resistance is used to terminate the antennas in its characteristic impedance. (Patent Applications)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 1986
Accession Number
ADD012608

Entities

People

  • Bernard E. Feigenbaum

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Broadband
  • Directional
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Impedance
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Radio Frequency
  • Resistance
  • Sky Waves
  • Transformers

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