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ANTENNA FOR AIRBORNE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

  • US 3,811,127 A
  • Filed: 08/10/1972
  • Issued: 05/14/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A broadband VHF-UHF airborne antenna for satellite communication comprising four radiating elements, a support base, said radiating elements mounted orthogonally on said support base, each of said radiating elements including a vertical member having an upper edge portion and a capacitive loading portion defining at least approximately a spherical section, said capacitive loading portion being attached to said vertical member along said upper edge portion, said capacitive loading portions of said radiating elements cooperatively defining a larger, at least approximately spherical section, and feed means for electrically feeding said radiating element in phase quadrature.

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