BALANCED LOW PROFILE HYBRID ANTENNA

摘要

An antenna for a low profile portable communications receiver is described. The antenna comprises a conductor formed into a single turn loop having a first set of parallel opposed sides and a second set of parallel opposed sides, the first set of sides being substantially longer than the second set of sides. The loop terminates in connection tabs symmetrically about the midpoint of the first set of sides for connection to a receiver. A dielectric core is interposed within the loop, substantially filling the loop. With the core within the loop, the loop also functions as a halfwave electric dipole thereby providing an antenna responsive to both the magnetic and electric fields of an electromagnetic wave.