Patent ID: 8786503
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A dual UHF/GPS antenna system comprising: a UHF dipole antenna structure comprising an upper tubular section and a lower tubular section; a lower coaxial feedline wherein the outer conductor of the lower coaxial feedline is configured to feed the upper section of the dipole antenna structure and the inner conductor of the lower coaxial feedline is configured to feed the lower section of the dipole antenna structure; an upper coaxial feed line configured to access the upper section through the lower section of the dipole antenna structure, said coaxial feedlines coiled at the bottom of said lower section of said dual dipole structure and overlain with a strip of conductive tape; and a GPS antenna stacked on top of said dipole antenna structure and fed with the upper coaxial feedline, wherein said GPS antenna includes a stacked pair of L1 and L2 band GPS antennas.