Title :
The TV Helical Antenna Adapted to Structural Tower Shapes
Author_Institution :
Technical Products Department, General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York
Abstract :
The side-fire helical antenna, successfully used for UHF and VHF high channel television transmission, has now been adapted for low channel VHF service. Investigation of properties of a helical radiator wound around a polygonal supporting structure has made possible the required increased bandwidth and provided directional patterns for special TV coverage applications. Through scale model work, a channel 2 directional antenna has been developed for installation around a triangular tower section.
Keywords :
Adaptive arrays; Bandwidth; Directional antennas; Helical antennas; Poles and towers; Shape; TV; Transmitting antennas; UHF antennas; Wounds;
Journal_Title :
Broadcast Transmission Systems, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPGBTS.1958.4505143
