NOSC wideband VHF whip antenna
Abstract
This document presents an account of the development of a wideband VHF whip antenna 6 feet long and having a base mount compatible with AS-1729 antennas. Integrated compensation in the antenna radiating element provides a 3:1 or better standing wave ratio over most of the 30-76 MHz band. A dozen prototype antennas were delivered for field testing. In preliminary field tests, the performance of the new VHF antenna equaled or exceeded that of the AS-1729 and RC-292 antennas. Tests are continuing at Camp Pendleton, CA.
- Publication:
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Research and Development Technical Report
- Pub Date:
- September 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978nosc.reptQ....D
- Keywords:
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- Dipole Antennas;
- Surface Vehicles;
- Whip Antennas;
- Impedance Matching;
- Standing Wave Ratios;
- Very High Frequencies;
- Communications and Radar