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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Rex Leonard Niekamp, Quincy, IL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
An antenna system is presented herein for radiating RF energy. This system includes a vertical mast having N vertically oriented faces which surround a vertically extending mast and wherein N is equal to at least 3. A plurality of vertically spaced antenna bays is provided with each bay having an array of N antennas carried by the mast. Each antenna includes radiating means located substantially in a plane parallel to one of the N faces. Each face is oriented at a given angle ##EQU1## from an adjacent face. The mast has N corners, each corner being located intermediate a pair of faces. N fins are provided with each fin being associated with one of the corners and extending radially outward of the axis beyond the associated corner.