Patent ID: 6384792
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A narrowband/wideband dual mode antenna comprising:a) meander line loaded antenna (MLA) comprising: a pair of vertical sections disposed substantially perpendicular to a ground plane, one of said pair of vertical sections being electrically connected to said ground plane; a substantially horizontal top section disposed above and substantially perpendicular to said pair of vertical sections, each end of said top section being proximate one of said pair of vertical sections and separated therefrom by a gap; one or more meander line elements proximate at least one of said gaps and operatively connected to one of said vertical sections and to said top section; b) a wideband plate disposed a predetermined distance above and electrically isolated from said horizontal top section; and c) a feed means for accepting a voltage induced between said wideband plate and said top section by an incoming signal.