Patent ID: 8237617

Claim:
A surface wave antenna configured to install on an existing electrically conductive structure, the surface wave antenna comprising: a first portion of the surface wave antenna comprising a conductive element and an attachment element; a second portion of the surface wave antenna comprising a conductive element and an attachment element; wherein the conductive element of the first portion and the conductive element of the second portion are configured to each form a conductive longitudinal portion of a horn receive element, and wherein the attachment element of the first portion and the attachment element of the second portion are configured to conductively couple the conductive element of the first portion to the conductive element of the second portion to form the horn receive element; a dipole element comprising a first transmit element and a second transmit element, wherein the first transmit element is coupled by a first dielectric member internally to the first portion of the surface wave antenna and the second transmit element is coupled by a second dielectric member internally to the second portion of the surface wave antenna; and a mounting element comprising a first dielectric mount and a second dielectric mount, wherein the first dielectric mount is disposed internally to and radially from the conductive element of the first portion and the second dielectric mount is disposed internally to and radially from the conductive element of the second portion.