Patent ID: 8344961

Claim:
A C-band Broad Area Maritime Surveillance radiating element, comprising: a first dipole layer, the first dipole layer including a first plurality of dipoles, each dipole of the first plurality of dipoles having a first dipole width, the first dipole layer further including at least one metamaterial; a second dipole layer, the second dipole layer including a second plurality of dipoles, each dipole of the second plurality of dipoles having a second dipole width, the first dipole width different from the second dipole width, the second dipole layer further including at least one metamaterial, the second dipole layer being connected to the first dipole layer; a stripline feed layer, the stripline feed layer including a stripline feed and a plurality of cores, the stripline feed layer being connected to the first dipole layer and the second dipole layer, wherein a slot is formed in a ground plane surface of the second dipole layer, the slot configured to facilitate connection of said second dipole layer to the stripline feed layer; and a cover portion, the cover portion configured for at least substantially covering the first dipole layer, the cover portion further configured for providing salt fog protection for the first dipole layer; wherein the radiating element is at least partially constructed of printed circuit board material and the first dipole width and the second dipole width are configured to increase match of the radiating element over at least one of: an H plane or an edge of a scan volume.