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Radiating coaxial cable having helically diposed slots and radio communication system using same

  • US 6,480,163 B1
  • Filed: 12/16/1999
  • Issued: 11/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radiating coaxial cable having a longitudinal axis comprising:

  • an inner conductor having a longitudinal axis, the axis of the inner conductor defining the axis of the cable;

    a dielectric material surrounding the inner conductor;

    a continuous outer conductor surrounding the dielectric in direct contact therewith and spaced from the inner conductor, the outer conductor having a plurality of openings disposed therein, one or more adjacent openings being grouped into a cell, the cable having a plurality of cells, adjacent openings being spaced in the axial direction by a center-to-center axial distance S, the cells being helically disposed in the circumferential direction, adjacent cells being angularly disposed from each other by an angle α

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