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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Allen A. Anderson, Firth, ID (US);

Timothy G. Kaser, Ammon, ID (US);

Paul A. Tremblay, Idaho Falls, ID (US);

Belva L. Mays, Fresno, CA (US);

Inventors:

Allen A. Anderson, Firth, ID (US);

Timothy G. Kaser, Ammon, ID (US);

Paul A. Tremblay, Idaho Falls, ID (US);

Randall A. Mays, Fresno, CA (US);

Assignee:

United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/14 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/14 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

An Electrically Floating, Near Vertical Incidence, Skywave (NVIS) Antenna comprising an antenna element, a floating ground element, and a grounding element. At least part of said floating ground element is positioned between said antenna element and said grounding element. The antenna is separated from the floating ground element and the grounding element by one or more electrical insulators. The floating ground element is separated from said antenna and said grounding element by one or more electrical insulators.


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