Broadband quasi-taper helical antennas
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Vol. 27 (1) , 72-78
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.1979.1142033
Abstract
A unique approach is described for widening the bandwidth of a helical antenna with improved gain, pattern, and axial ratio characteristics. The antenna may be described as a nonuniform or quasi-taper helix, which consists of a combination of uniform and tapered helix sections. Measured patterns, gain, axial ratio, and VSWR for various helical antenna configurations are presented and compared. It is shown that a nonuniform quasi-taper helix can provide an operating bandwidth twice that of a conventional uniform-diameter helix.Keywords
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