Deployable omnidirectional antenna for ground communication

A deployable manpack antenna assembly, comprising:

• a bi-conical variant antenna attached at one end of a first support rod, wherein the bi-conical variant antenna is configured for maximal coverage along lateral vectors perpendicular to the first support rod;
• a base unit attached at one end of a second support rod, wherein the second support rod is releasably engaged with the first support rod through at least one stowage clamp in a stowed configuration;
• a flexible conduit connector terminally connected between the first support rod and the second support rod, wherein the flexible conduit connector is configured to enable relative positioning of the bi-conical variant antenna relative to the base unit;
• a latching unit slidably mounted onto the first support rod, wherein the latching unit is configured to slide over the flexible conduit connector to fix the second support rod and the first support rod in a deployed configuration;
• a cable conduit traversing the first support rod, the flexible conduit connector, and the second support rod;
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• at least one communication cable positioned into the cable conduit, wherein the at least one communication cable is connected between the bi-conical variant antenna and the base unit.

A deployable manpack antenna assembly, comprising

• an inverted-F variant antenna attached at one end of a first support rod, wherein the inverted-F variant antenna is configured for maximal coverage with peak antenna gain in a direction perpendicular to antenna surface;
• a base unit attached at one end of a second support rod, wherein the second support rod is releasably engaged with the first support rod through at least one stowage clamp in a stowed configuration;
• a flexible conduit connector terminally connected between the first support rod and the second support rod, wherein the flexible conduit connector is configured to enable relative positioning of the inverted-F variant antenna relative to the base unit;
• a latching unit slidably mounted onto the first support rod, wherein the latching unit is configured to slide over the flexible conduit connector to fix the second support rod and the first support rod in a deployed configuration;
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• a cable conduit traversing the first support rod, the flexible conduit connector, and the second support rod, wherein the cable conduit is configured to receive at least one communication cable, which is connected between the inverted-F variant antenna and the base unit.