• DocumentCode
    1551913
  • Title

    Using elevated radials with grounded towers

  • Author

    Christman, Alan M.

  • Author_Institution
    Grove City Coll., PA, USA
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    292
  • Lastpage
    296
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a technique in which elevated horizontal radials are used in combination with a grounded quarter-wave tower to construct an AM-broadcast transmit antenna. Computer analysis indicates that the radiation efficiency of these antennas can be within one decibel of that of a conventional base-insulated 1/4-wave tower with an extensive buried-radial ground system
  • Keywords
    amplitude modulation; antenna earths; antenna radiation patterns; broadcast antennas; computer aided analysis; electrical engineering computing; poles and towers; transmitting antennas; AM-broadcast transmit antenna; base-insulated 1/4-wave tower; buried-radial ground system; computer analysis; elevated horizontal radials; experimental antenna models; grounded quarter-wave tower; radiation efficiency; reference antenna model; Circuits; Cities and towns; Conductors; Frequency; Leg; Poles and towers; Power transformer insulation; Transmission lines; Transmitting antennas; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9316
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/11.969378
  • Filename
    969378