Patent ID: 8593355
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna element in a buoyant cable antenna, said buoyant cable antenna being connected to a submarine, said antenna element comprising: a removable core comprising a straight cylindrical single-conductor wire that acts as an antenna, said straight cylindrical single-conductor wire being coated with a layer of insulation; a liner surrounding said removable core, said liner defining a hollow interior with an inner diameter, said removable core comprising an outer diameter sufficiently smaller than said inner diameter of said hollow interior such that said removable core is slidable with respect to said liner during mounting of said removable core within said liner, said liner further comprising a buoyancy jacket which is operable to provide that said antenna element is buoyant in water; a pull cable secured to an outboard end of said removable core, said pull cable being sufficiently strong enough to pull said removable core into said liner, said pull cable being sufficiently long to pull said removable core into said liner from an outboard end of said liner; and a watertight cap secured to said outboard end of said liner, said pull cable being stored within said hollow interior of said liner inside of said watertight cap.