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Multiband television/communications antenna

  • US 4,868,577 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1987
  • Issued: 09/19/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A unitary multiband antenna for a vehicle having plural antennas operating at different frequencies and polarities comprising:

  • a housing adapted for mounting to said vehicle;

    a television receiving antenna carried within said housing generally in a horizontal plane operating within a band of television frequencies, and said television antenna having a horizontally polarized radiation pattern;

    a 2-way communications antenna for transmitting and receiving communication signals carried in a vertical plane by said housing having a vertically polarized radiation pattern; and

    said television antenna including a generally J-shaped configuration having a first element radiating on a high band of VHF frequencies, a second antenna element radiating in a band of UHF frequencies, and said first and second elements operating together as a third radiating element to produce radiation in a low band of VHF frequencies.

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