Antenna and its method of assembly
OwnerPaul D. Sergiinventor
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Abstract
An antenna (10) includes a mast (12) which carries a coil (13) and a capacity hat (14). The capacity hat (14) includes a cylindrically shaped block (15) that is slidably received on the mast (12). The block includes a plurality of chordal bores (20–25) which are selectively adapted to receive conductive rods (40) therein. The configuration of the rods (40) is established by first identifying the desired frequency of operation for the antenna (10) and then selecting the size of the coil (13) and the configuration of the rods (40) which will provide approximately the desired frequency preferably using the smallest coil (13) possible to reduce losses.
Claims29
An antenna comprising a conductive mast, a conductive block carried by the mast, a plurality of bores extending through the block, and conductive rods slidably received in at least some of said bores.
An antenna comprising a mast, a generally cylindrical block carried by said mast, said block having a first set of three axially spaced bores extending generally chordally through said block, and conductive rods slidably received in at least some of said bores.
A method of constructing an antenna having a mast carrying a coil and a plurality of rods comprising the steps of identifying a desired frequency of operation for the antenna, selecting the size of the coil and the configuration of the rods which will provide approximately the desired frequency, and constructing the antenna with the selected coil and rod configuration.
A method of constructing an antenna having a mast carrying a plurality of rods comprising the steps of selecting the number of rods, selecting the length of the rods, and determining the positioning of the rods relative to the mast.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.