Wideband end-fed coaxial collinear antenna

A coaxial collinear antenna, comprising:

• a first segment of a coaxial cable for the coaxial collinear antenna, wherein the first segment comprises a first inner conductor and a first outer conductor;
• a second segment of the coaxial cable for the coaxial collinear antenna, wherein the second segment comprises a second inner conductor and a second outer conductor, wherein the first inner conductor of the first segment is electrically coupled to the second outer conductor of the second segment, and the first outer conductor of the first segment is electrically coupled to the second inner conductor of the second segment;
• a first wire mesh that is attached to the first outer conductor of the first segment;
• a second wire mesh that is attached to the second outer conductor of the second segment;
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• an end-fed port situated at a distal end of the coaxial collinear antenna, wherein the first wire mesh comprises:
• a first rod that is attached to the first outer conductor of the first segment;
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• a second rod that is attached to the first outer conductor of the first segment.

A coaxial collinear antenna apparatus, comprising:

• a first segment of a coaxial cable for a coaxial collinear antenna, wherein the first segment comprises a first inner conductor and a first outer conductor;
• a second segment of the coaxial cable for the coaxial collinear antenna, wherein the second segment comprises a second inner conductor and a second outer conductor, wherein the first inner conductor of the first segment is electrically coupled to the second outer conductor of the second segment, and the first outer conductor of the first segment is electrically coupled to the second inner conductor of the second segment;
• a first wire mesh that is attached to the first outer conductor of the first segment, wherein the first wire mesh comprises a first plurality of rods;
• a second wire mesh that is attached to the second outer conductor of the second segment, wherein the second wire mesh comprises a second plurality of rods;
• an end-fed port situated in a particular segment of the coaxial cable, wherein the particular segment is located at a distal end of the coaxial cable;
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• an electrically conductive cable that is inserted through the end-fed port and into an interior of a third segment of the coaxial cable.