Removable mountable aerodynamic bayonet antenna apparatus and method
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1. A mountable antenna apparatus, comprising:
- a housing member;
a bayonet adapter; and
an antenna assembly being disposed within the housing member.
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Abstract
A mountable antenna apparatus and method involving a housing member (100); a bayonet adapter (200); and an antenna assembly (300) being disposed within the housing member (100). The housing member (100) comprises an aerodynamic configuration for reducing drag on, and for eliminating fatigue as well as flutter of, the antenna assembly (300); and the aerodynamic configuration comprises a feature such as an ogive, an ogivoid, a semi-ogivoid, a hemi-ogivid, and a quasi-ogivoid.
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1. A mountable antenna apparatus, comprising:
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a housing member;
a bayonet adapter; and
an antenna assembly being disposed within the housing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mountable antenna apparatus, comprising:
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a housing member;
a bayonet adapter; and
an antenna assembly being disposed within the housing member, wherein the housing member comprises an aerodynamic configuration, and wherein the aerodynamic configuration comprises at least one feature selected from a group consisting essentially of an ogive, an ogivoid, a semi-ogivoid, a hemi-ogivoid, and a quasi-ogivoid.
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28. A method of mounting an antenna apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing member;
providing a bayonet adapter;
providing an antenna assembly within the housing member;
removing a preexisting NMO ring from an NMO mount;
retrofitting the NMO mount with the bayonet adapter, thereby effecting a retrofitted NMO mount; and
fastening the antenna assembly within the housing member to the retrofitted NMO mount. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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