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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph L Smith, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343722 ; 34749 ; 34752 ;
Abstract
An improved broadband off-center fed dipole antenna, the Smithdom antenna, capable of resonating at multiple frequencies with a near integer relationship between fundamental and harmonic frequencies and with standing wave ratio of less than or equal to 2:1 at desired frequencies without the need of an antenna tuning device. The antenna comprises a first radiating section having an inner line electrically coupled to a balun transformer and a trap and an outer line electrically connected to a trap and an insulator. A second radiating section is connected to the balun transformer and has another insulator secured to its other end.