Tunable serpentine antenna assembly

摘要

An antenna assembly is mountable to a craft. The craft has a power source. The antenna assembly includes a base securable to the craft. A monopole post extends out from the base. A plurality of voltage lines extend through the base and the monopole post. The antenna assembly also includes a plurality of capacitors operatively connected to the monopole post. Each of the capacitors is electrically connected to each of the plurality of voltage lines. The plurality of capacitors extend through serpentine paths distributing electrical charge across the plurality of capacitors to vary reactance properties of the antenna assembly.

主权项

1. An antenna assembly mountable to a craft having a power source, said antenna assembly comprising:
a monopole post securable to the craft; a plurality of voltage lines extending through said monopole post; and a plurality of capacitors operatively connected to said monopole post at various positions along said monopole post, capacitors of said plurality of capacitors being electrically connected to respective voltage lines of said plurality of voltage lines, wherein said plurality of capacitors extend through serpentine paths such that electric charges are independently distributable across the plurality of capacitors with respect to said monopole post to vary reactance properties of said antenna assembly.