Method for tuning an electrically small antenna
AssigneeHoneywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
InventorsKyle J. Byers, Louis Brown, Daniel John Salzman
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Abstract
A method of tuning an electrically small antenna comprising a radiating element and a support structure comprises applying a force to the support structure to change a shape or a dimension of the radiating element to increase or decrease a frequency at which the electrically small antenna resonates.
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A method of tuning a first electrically small antenna comprising a first radiating element and a first support structure supporting the first radiating element, the method comprising:
- positioning a second electrically small antenna within the first electrically small antenna, the second electrically small antenna including a second radiating element and a second support structure;
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- rotating at least one of the first electrically small antenna and the second electrically small antenna to change the relative positions of the first radiating element and the second radiating element.
A method of tuning a first electrically small antenna comprising a first radiating element and a first support structure supporting the first radiating element, the method comprising:
- positioning a second electrically small antenna within the first electrically small antenna, the second electrically small antenna including a second radiating element and a second support structure, wherein the first support structure and the second support structure each have a hemispheric shape including a circumferential base and an apex and the base of the first support structure is roughly aligned with the base of the second support structure;
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- rotating at least one of the first electrically small antenna and the second electrically small antenna to change the relative positions of the first radiating element and the second radiating element and such that the base of the first support structure is not aligned with the base of the second support structure.
An electrically small antenna assembly comprising:
- a first electrically small antenna including a first radiating element and a first support structure supporting the first radiating element;
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- a second electrically small antenna positioned within the first electrically small antenna, the second electrically small antenna including a second radiating element and a second support structure supporting the second radiating element,
- wherein at least one of the first electrically small antenna and the second electrically small antenna is configured to be rotated to change the relative positions of the first radiating element and the second radiating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.