Patent ID: 8725214

Claim:
A method, comprising: determining a desired operating frequency for a frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system; configuring tophat jumpers of said frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system to operate near said desired operating frequency; erecting an antenna of said frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system; transmitting a signal through said frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system; adjusting inductor values of an antenna tuning unit of said frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system so that said frequency agile electrically small tactical AM broadcast band antenna system operates at said desired operating frequency; wherein said adjusting values step further comprises; a) determining a voltage standing wave ratio between a transmitter and said antenna tuning unit output; b) determining whether said voltage standing wave ratio is at or near a 1:1 ratio: c) adjusting inductor values if said voltage standing wave ratio is not at or near a 1:1 ratio, and ending the method otherwise; and, d) returning to said determining a voltage standing wave ratio between a transmitter and said antenna tuning unit output step.