Reconfigurable Buoyant Cable Antenna with Improved Gain

Abstract

An antenna element with a single-conductor antenna is provided within a removable core. The removable core is mounted within a hollow liner by sliding the core into the hollow liner. A pull cable may be attached to an end of the removable core to pull the core through the outboard end of the hollow liner. Due to reduced strain on the core as compared to the liner, the single-conductor antenna may be formed in segments interconnected with capacitors for adjusting the antenna gain to a maximum in the vicinity of a desired operating frequency or frequencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 2010
Accession Number
ADD020451

Entities

People

  • David A. Tonn

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Buoyancy
  • Cable Assemblies
  • Cables
  • Capacitors
  • Ceramic Capacitors
  • Connectors
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Encapsulation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Outboard
  • Patents
  • Undersea Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Engineering.