Frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system

An apparatus, comprising:

• a transmitter designed to transmit radio frequency signals;
• an antenna tuning unit operatively coupled to said transmitter, designed to tune said apparatus to a desired frequency;
• a plurality of mast wires operatively coupled to said antenna tuning unit, designed to receive and output radio frequency signals;
• a configurable tophat assembly operatively coupled to said plurality of mast wires, comprising:
• a tophat disc comprising a conductive material, operatively coupled to said plurality of mast wires;
• a plurality of tophat wires comprising a conductor material, operatively coupled to said tophat disc, designed to be configured to different lengths to change the operational properties of said configurable tophat assembly;
• and
• a plurality of tophat jumpers operatively coupled to said plurality of tophat wires, designed to help configure said plurality of tophat wires to different lengths by providing electrical open and electrical short states;
• a conductor base comprising a conductive material;
• an insulator base comprising an insulator material, operatively coupled to said conductor base;
• a base mast comprising a structural support material, operatively coupled to said insulator base;
• and
• an insulator mast comprising an insulator material, operatively coupled to said base mast and said tophat disc.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a transmitter designed to transmit radio frequency signals;
• an antenna tuning unit operatively coupled to said transmitter, designed to tune said apparatus to a desired frequency;
• a plurality of mast wires operatively coupled to said antenna tuning unit, designed to receive and output radio frequency signals;
• a configurable tophat assembly operatively coupled to said plurality of mast wires, comprising:
• a tophat disc comprising a conductive material, operatively coupled to said plurality of mast wires;
• a plurality of tophat wires comprising a conductor material, operatively coupled to said tophat disc, designed to be configured to different lengths to change the operational properties of said configurable tophat assembly;
• and
• a plurality of tophat jumpers operatively coupled to said plurality of tophat wires, designed to help configure said plurality of tophat wires to different lengths by providing electrical open and electrical short states;
• a conductor base comprising a conductive material;
• an insulator base comprising an insulator material, operatively coupled to said conductor base;
• a base mast comprising a structural support material, operatively coupled to said insulator base;
• and
• an insulator mast comprising an insulator material, operatively coupled to said base mast and said tophat disc;
• a plurality of ground radial wires comprising a conductive material, operatively coupled to said conductor base.