Compact television antenna system

A low and high VHF and UHF television antenna comprising:

• an elongated support having a front directed at a source of low and high band VHF and UHF signals, a rear and substantially longitudinal sides,
• a first element having two half sections mounted near said rear of said support, the aforesaid element being oriented substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal sides in a horizontal plane, said first element being capable of substantial reflection of said high VHF signals,
• means cooperative with said first element for receiving a first low VHF signal by enabling said first element to substantially resonate in the lower portion of the VHF band,
• a second element having two half sections mounted in the center of said support, the aforesaid element laying in said plane with each of the aforesaid half sections being oriented to form an open V-shaped configuration, the open-end of the aforesaid V-shaped configuration being directed toward said signal source, said second element being capable of substantial reflection of said UHF signals,
• means cooperative with said second element for receiving a second low VHF signal by enabling said second element to substantially resonate in the high portion of the low VHF band and for receiving a first high VHF signal by substantially resonating in the low portion of the high VHF band,
• means connected to said first and second elements for producing a combined low VHF signal by combining said first and second low VHF signals together in a substantial phase relationship,
• a third element having two half sections mounted near the front of said support, the aforesaid element laying in said plane with each of the aforesaid halves being oriented to form an open V-shaped configuration, the open-end of the aforesaid V-shaped configuration being directed toward said signal source, said third element receiving a second high VHF signal by substantially resonating in the high portion of the high VHF band and receiving a UHF signal by substantially resonating in the UHF band,
• means connected to said second and third elements for producing a combined high VHF signal by combining said first and second high VHF signals together in a substantial phase relationship, and
• means receptive of said combined low VHF signal, said combined high VHF signal and said UHF signal for delivering the aforesaid signals from said antenna.

A low and high band VHF and UHF antenna comprising:

• an elongated support having a front directed at a source of low and high band VHF and UHF signals, a rear and substantially longitudinal sides,
• a first element directed towards said source mounted near said rear of said support, said first element being capable of substantial reflection of said high band VHF signals,
• means cooperative with said first element for receiving a first low VHF signal by enabling said first element to substantially resonate in the lower portion of the VHF band,
• a second element directed towards said source mounted in the center of said support and spaced less than one-tenth of the wavelength of the highest frequency in the high VHF band from said first element, said second element being capable of substantial reflection of said UHF band signals,
• means cooperative with said second element for receiving a second low VHF signal by enabling said second element to substantially resonate in the high portion of the low VHF band and for receiving a first high VHF signal from substantial resonance in the low portion of the high VHF band,
• means receptive of said first and second low VHF signals for combining said signals together in a substantial phase relationship to produce a combined low VHF signal,
• a third element directed towards said source mounted near the front of said support and spaced less than one-tenth of the wavelength of the highest frequency in the high VHF band from said second element, said third element being capable of receiving a second high VHF signal by substantially resonating in the high portion of the high VHF band and of receiving a UHF signal from multiple wave resonance in the UHF band,
• means receptive of said first and second high VHF signals for combining said signals together in a substantial phase relationship to produce a combined high VHF signal, and
• means receptive of said combined low VHF signal, said combined high VHF signal and said UHF signal for delivering the aforesaid signals from said antenna.

An antenna directed at a source of low and high band VHF and UHF signals comprising:

• a first element, said first element being capable of substantial reflection of said high band VHF signals,
• means cooperative with said first element for receiving a first low VHF signal by enabling said first element to substantially resonate in the lower portion of the VHF band,
• a second element oriented closer to said signal source than said first element and in the same plane as said first element, said second element being capable of substantial reflection of said UHF band signals,
• means cooperative with said second element for receiving a second low VHF signal by enabling said second element to substantially resonate in the high portion of the low VHF band and for receiving a first high VHF signal by substantial resonance in the low portion of the high VHF band,
• means receptive of said first and second low VHF signals for combining said signals together in a substantial phase relationship to produce a combined low VHF signal,
• a third element oriented closer to said signal source than said second element and in the same plane as said second element, said third element being capable of receiving a second high VHF signal by substantially resonating in the high portion of the high VHF band and of receiving a UHF signal through multiple wave resonance in the UHF band,
• means receptive of said first and second high VHF signals for combining said signals together in a substantial phase relationship and for producing a combined high VHF signal, and
• means receptive of said low combined VHF signal, said combined high VHF signal, and said UHF signal for delivering the aforesaid signals from said antenna.

A low and high band VHF and UHF antenna comprising:

• a longitudinal support,
• a first element mounted near the rear of said support, said first element being oriented to lay in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said support,
• a second element mounted in the center of said support, said second element being oriented to lay in said plane and to form an open V-shaped configuration having an apex angle of substantially 135 degrees, the open end of the aforesaid V-shaped configuration being directed toward the front of said support, and
• a third element mounted near the front of said support, said third element being oriented to lay in said plane and to form an open V-shaped configuration having an apex angle of substantially 60 degrees, the open end of the aforesaid V-shaped configuration being directed toward the front of said support, said first, second and third elements being of equal length.

An antenna for combining electromagnetic signals at a predetermined frequency received by a first antenna element having first and second end-driven half sections and electromagnetic signals at said predetermined frequency from a second antenna element having first and second end-driven half sections, said first and second elements being spaced apart a predetermined distance in the same plane on the same longitudinal support, said antenna comprising:

• a first inductor coil containing a predetermined amount of inductance having one end connected to the output of said first half section of said first element and having its second end cross-connected to one of the outputs of said half sections of said second element, said first inductor being oriented in said plane substantially perpendicular to said first element, and
• a second inductor coil containing said predetermined amount of inductance having one end connected to the output of said second half section of said first element and having its second end cross-connected to the remaining output of said half sections of said second element, said second inductor being oriented in said plane substantially parallel to said first inductor, said first and second inductors capable of delaying the received electromagnetic signals from the first element sufficiently to be in phase with the received electromagnetic signals from the second element,
• said predetermined amount of inductance in said first and second coils being sufficient to reduce said predetermined distance to less than substantially one-tenth the wavelength of said predetermined frequency, said first and second elements being of equal physical length, and said second element having its half sections oriented to form an open V-shaped configuration opening forward and in front of said first element.

A low and high band VHF antenna comprising:

• a longitudinal support,
• a first element means mounted on said support,
• a second element means mounted on said support, said first and second element means cooperating to receive low band VHF signals, said first and second element means each comprising:
• (a) opposing element half sections having their inboard ends mounted to said support, and
• (b) A lengthening coil connected to each inboard end and in substantial alignment with said connected half section, and
• a third element means mounted on said support, said second and third element means cooperating to receive high band VHF signals, the physical spacings between said first and said second element and between said second and said third elements on said support being less than one-tenth the wavelength of the highest frequency in the high VHF band said half sections of said first element means being connected to said support and oriented to lay in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said support, said half sections of said second element means being connected to said support and oriented to form an open V-shaped configuration having an apex angle of substantially 135 degrees, the open end of the aforesaid V-shaped configuration being directed toward the front of said support, and said half sections of said third element being connected to said support and oriented to form an open V-shaped configuration having an apex angle of substantially 60 degrees, the open end of the aforesaid V-shaped configuration being directed toward the front of said support.