Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The rubber ducky antenna (or rubber duck aerial) is an electrically short monopole antenna, invented by Richard B. Johnson, that functions somewhat like a base-loaded whip antenna. It consists of a springy wire in the shape of a narrow helix, sealed in a rubber or plastic jacket to protect the antenna. [1] The rubber ducky antenna is a form of ...
Whip antenna. A whip antenna is an antenna consisting of a straight flexible wire or rod. The bottom end of the whip is connected to the radio receiver or transmitter. A whip antenna is a form of monopole antenna. The antenna is designed to be flexible so that it does not break easily, and the name is derived from the whip -like motion that it ...
A common form of normal-mode helical antenna is the "rubber ducky antenna" used in portable radios. A handheld two-way radio, with the rubber sleeve removed from the antenna. [citation needed] The loading provided by the helix allows the antenna to be physically shorter than its electrical length of a quarter-wavelength.
Omnidirectional antenna. In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is a class of antenna which radiates equal radio power in all directions perpendicular to an axis (azimuthal directions), with power varying with angle to the axis (elevation angle), declining to zero on the axis. [1][2] When graphed in three dimensions (see graph) this ...
A monopole antenna is a class of radio antenna consisting of a straight rod-shaped conductor, often mounted perpendicularly over some type of conductive surface, called a ground plane. [1][2][3] The driving signal from the transmitter is applied, or for receiving antennas the output signal to the receiver is taken, between the lower end of the ...
Quarter-wave whip antenna on an FM radio for 88–108 MHz. Rubber ducky antenna on 446 MHz UHF walkie-talkie with rubber cover removed. VHF ground plane antenna. Mast radiator antenna of medium wave AM radio station, Germany. 'T' antenna of amateur radio station, 80 ft high, used at 1.5 MHz.
A television antenna, also called a television aerial (in British English), is an antenna specifically designed for use with a television receiver (TV) ...
Umbrella antenna. An umbrella antenna is a capacitively top-loaded wire monopole antenna, consisting in most cases of a mast fed at the ground end, to which a number of radial wires are connected at the top, sloping downwards. [1] One side of the feedline supplying power from the transmitter is connected to the mast, and the other side to a ...