Polyhedral antenna and associated methods
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1. An antenna comprising:
- an electrically conductive antenna body having a polyhedral shape with opposing first and second ends and a medial portion therebetween;
the medial portion of said electrically conductive antenna body being wider than the opposing first and second ends thereof; and
the electrically conductive antenna body having a slot therein extending from at least adjacent the first end to at least adjacent the second end.
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Abstract
The antenna includes an electrically conductive antenna body having a polyhedral shape with opposing first and second ends and a medial portion therebetween. The medial portion of the electrically conductive antenna body is wider than the opposing first and second ends thereof, and the electrically conductive antenna body has a slot therein extending from at least adjacent the first end to at least adjacent the second end. The polyhedral antenna has an omnidirectional pattern, is horizontally polarized and broad in bandwidth above a lower cutoff frequency.
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19 Claims
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1. An antenna comprising:
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an electrically conductive antenna body having a polyhedral shape with opposing first and second ends and a medial portion therebetween; the medial portion of said electrically conductive antenna body being wider than the opposing first and second ends thereof; and the electrically conductive antenna body having a slot therein extending from at least adjacent the first end to at least adjacent the second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A omnidirectional horizontally polarized antenna comprising:
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an electrically conductive antenna body having a polyhedral shape and including first and second polyhedral body portions each having an apex and a base opposite the apex, the bases being connected together to define a medial portion of the antenna body; the antenna body having a dielectric slot extending from the apex of the first polyhedral body portion to the apex of the second polyhedral body portion; and antenna feed points at the medial portion of the polyhedral antenna body adjacent the dielectric slot. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making an antenna comprising:
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forming an electrically conductive antenna body having a polyhedral shape with opposing first and second ends and a medial portion therebetween; the medial portion of said electrically conductive antenna body being wider than the opposing first and second ends thereof; and forming at least one slot extending from at least adjacent the first end to at least adjacent the second end of the electrically conductive antenna body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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