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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1995
Thinh Q Ho, Anaheim, CA (US);
John W Rockway, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An omni-directional antenna is provided which comprises: 1) a first prolate spheroid having an electrically conductive first outer surface and a first center axis, 2) a second prolate spheroid having an electrically conductive second outer surface and a second center axis, 3) a structural member for supporting the first prolate spheroid a fixed distance from the second prolate spheroid so that the first and second center axes are coincident, 4) a first resistive ring mounted to the surface of the first prolate spheroid; 5) a second resistive ring mounted to the surface of the second prolate spheroid; and 5) a coaxial cable having an outer conductor electrically connected to the second surface of the second prolate spheroid and a center conductor electrically connected to the first surface of the first prolate spheroid.