Abstract: A panel shaped mesh-type structure is provided as one of the conductive or radiating members of a radio frequency mobile antenna fed by a coaxial cable. The mesh-type structure appears to decouple antenna currents in the coaxial cable at short distances, while maintaining performance as a transmitter at long distances. The radiating elements are surrounded by an insulating material which serves as a dielectric, further improving antenna performance and also serving as environmental protection. The radiating elements are made from readily available mesh and sheet stock materials aligned in a generally planar configuration attached to a either the shield or center lead of the coaxial cable. A small section of the central cable conductor is stripped of insulation and shielding, to serve as a miniature loading coil for the first plate-type conductive element. Shielding of the coaxial cable is attached directly to a mesh-type element serving as the counterpoise.

Abstract: An antenna system which operates over a wide spectrum of radio frequencies by utilizing a body of a vehicle as an antenna. The antenna system comprises a tuned impedance-matching coupler and a uniquely-configured floating, low-capacitance coaxial transmission line. In this arrangement, the outer conductor of the transmission line connecting the coupler to the vehicular body is severed at both ends. Thus, electrical connection between the coupler and the vehicle body is provided only by the transmission line's center conductor and the line's capacitive coupling. Antenna performance with the instant configuration exhibits improved voltage standing wave ratios and field strength as compared to conventional radio antennas.

Abstract: A radio antenna which operates over a broad frequency band, comprising a half-wave antenna tuned to a frequency beyond one cut-off frequency of the desired frequency band and a quarter-wave transformer tuned to a frequency beyond the other cut-off frequency at the other end of said band. The quarter-wave transformer acts as an impedance compensation device by canceling the reactive components of the half-wave antenna such novel reactive cancellation technique provides broadband performance while maintaining the antenna's gain and impedance characteristics.