Antenna system
First Claim
1. An antenna system for use in radiating RF energy and comprising:
- a vertical mast having N vertically oriented faces surrounding a vertically extending axis, and wherein N is at least 3;
a plurality of vertically spaced antenna bays, each bay having an array of N antennas carried by said mast, with each antenna including radiating means located substantially in a plane parallel to one of said N faces, each said face being oriented at a given angle of ##EQU3## from an adjacent said face;
said mast having N corners, each said corner being located intermediate a pair of adjacent said faces; and
,N fins, each associated with one of said corners, each said fin extending radially outward of said axis beyond the associated said corner.
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Abstract
An antenna system is presented herein for radiating RF energy. This system includes a vertical mast having N vertically oriented faces which surround a vertically extending mast and wherein N is equal to at least 3. A plurality of vertically spaced antenna bays is provided with each bay having an array of N antennas carried by the mast. Each antenna includes radiating means located substantially in a plane parallel to one of the N faces. Each face is oriented at a given angle ##EQU1## from an adjacent face. The mast has N corners, each corner being located intermediate a pair of faces. N fins are provided with each fin being associated with one of the corners and extending radially outward of the axis beyond the associated corner.
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26 Claims
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1. An antenna system for use in radiating RF energy and comprising:
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a vertical mast having N vertically oriented faces surrounding a vertically extending axis, and wherein N is at least 3; a plurality of vertically spaced antenna bays, each bay having an array of N antennas carried by said mast, with each antenna including radiating means located substantially in a plane parallel to one of said N faces, each said face being oriented at a given angle of ##EQU3## from an adjacent said face;
said mast having N corners, each said corner being located intermediate a pair of adjacent said faces; and
,N fins, each associated with one of said corners, each said fin extending radially outward of said axis beyond the associated said corner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A television antenna bay composing:
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at least three panel antennas, each including radiating elements secured to a back reflector arranged about an antenna bay axis to provide an omnidirectional radiation pattern for television signals; a signal feed arrangement coupled to the panel antennas for applying television signals thereto; a plurality of a combined support member and fin arrangements, each of the support members extending vertically within the antenna bay and coextensive therewith with the fins extending radially outward from the antenna bay between separate panel antennas, and means for securing the back reflectors of the panel antenna to the support member and fin arrangements provide support for the panel antennas within the antenna bay. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A television antenna section comprising:
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a plurality of vertically stacked antenna bays; at least three panel antennas included in each bay, each panel antenna including a radiating element secured to a back reflector and arranged about the vertical antenna bay axis to provide an omnidirectional radiation pattern for television signals; a signal feed arrangement coupled to each of the panel antennas in each antenna bay for applying separate television signals to each antenna bay; a plurality of a combined support member and fin arrangements, each of the support members extending vertically within the antenna bays and coextensive with the antenna section with the fins extending radially outward from the antenna bay between separate panel antennas, and means for securing the back reflectors of the panel antennas to the support member and fin arrangements provide support for the panel antennas within the antenna section. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a television antenna bay including at least three panel antennas, each including radiating elements secured to a back reflector and arranged about an antenna bay axis to provide an omnidirectional radiation pattern for television signals, a signal feed arrangement coupled to the panel antennas for applying television signals thereto, a plurality of support members with each of the support members extending vertically within the antenna bay and coextensive therewith, a method of providing added support for the antenna bay as well as improving the omnidirectional pattern circularity comprising the steps of:
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connecting a fin to each of the support members so as to extend outward from the antenna bay between separate panel antennas so as to provide a combined support member and fin arrangement to provide added structural strength for supporting the panel antennas in the antenna bay, securing the back reflectors of the panel antenna to the combined support member and fin arrangement, and selecting the thickness of the fins and the extent to which the fins extend from the support member so as to improve the omnidirectional pattern circularity on the antenna bay. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. In a television antenna section including a plurality of vertically stacked antenna bays, at least three panel antennas included in each bay, each panel antenna including a radiating element secured to a back reflector and arranged about the vertical antenna bay axis to provide an omnidirectional radiation pattern for television signals, a signal feed arrangement coupled to each of the panel antennas in each antenna bay for applying separate television signals to each antenna bay, a plurality of support members extending vertically within the antenna bays and coextensive with the antenna section a method of providing added support for the antenna bays within the antenna section as well as improving the omnidirectional pattern circularity comprising the steps of:
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connecting a fin to each of the support members so as to extend outward between separate panel antennas so as to provide a combined support member and fin arrangement to provide added structural strength to the support the panel antennas in the antenna section; securing the back reflectors of the panel antennas to the combined support member and fin arrangement to provide support for the panel antennas within the antenna section and, selecting the thickness of the fins and the extent to which the fins extend from the support member so as to improve the omnidirectional pattern circularity on the antenna bay. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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