Broad band slot style television broadcast antenna
AssigneeRF Technologies, Inc.
InventorGeorge Harris
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Abstract
A broad band slot style broadcast antenna utilizing coaxial hollow tubes, the inner tube discontinuous at its longitudinal center in order to provide two high power antennas at a single location. The outer tube has slots accompanying adjustable electromagnetic coupling structures.
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A broadcast antenna including a first tubular conductor, a second tubular conductor, said first conductor being inside said second conductor, a centering structure, said centering structure extending between said first and second tubular structures to align same, a series of slots, said series of slots extending through said second conductor, an electromagnetic coupler, and said electromagnetic coupler being located adjacent to said slots.
A broadcast antenna including a first tubular conductor, a second tubular conductor, said first conductor being inside said second conductor, said first conductor being discontinuous substantially at its longitudinal center to create a split, a third conductor, said third conductor being inside said first conductor and joining with same at its split, a centering structure, said centering structure extending between said first and second tubular structures to align same, a series of slots, said series of slots extending through said second conductor, and electromagnetic coupler, said electromagnetic coupler being located adjacent to said slots.
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