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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1997
Kevin Michael Thill, Kenosha, WI (US);
Dwight David Walthers, McHenry, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A self phased antenna element with two pairs of arms (110, 120, 130, 140) in a crossed relationship transceives a signal at a resonant frequency. A dielectric (150, 160) is disposed adjacent an arm (130, 140) to obtain a self phased relationship in the arms (110, 120, 130, 140) at the resonant frequency. The arms can form crossed loops or twisted crossed loops such as a quadrifilar helix antenna element. A dielectric collar on arms of the same loop causes arm currents to be equally spaced from one another. The antenna size is reduced and a cross section of the antenna element appears circular without degradation of a gain pattern when the dielectric is used on the certain arm.