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Posted on 06/08/2004 7:53:01 PM PDT by Denver Ditdat
I'm a covenant restricted townhouse dweller and always looking for antennas that are both unobtrusive and efficient. Those two terms usually seem mutually exclusive. This would be a nice piece of tech if it pans out. I wonder what Krusty Ol' Kurt of "Aerials" fame would have to say about this?
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The epitome of "good ol' American ingenuity" ... I'm glad it still exists somewhere out there!
Wow, this is big news. I can't wait to see this thing integrated into IC's.
Howdy Bear...
While this looks like it is focused on hams... I'm thinking that this has some use in my own freqspace as well. Wireless comms, wireless IP and such.
"freqspace"??? Hey I think I just made up a word. I like it. Good name for a band. :-)
Does this mean that my cell phone might actually work as advertised?
...I guess stock, investment or patent agent is not pertinent to Mr. Vincent. He managed 3 out of 3, perfect. He's achieved genius. Good on him. Hope his dreams fulfilled, will make him rich and content...
*rubbing hands together*
MMMmmm.... new toys!!! :-)
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I'm thinkin' that could be used to describe more than what you're usin' it for!
Yep - that would be a very apt description of the Pearl Street mall in Boulder, Colorado.
Now...when can I get one for my house so I can take down the beam?
Heh! And a lot of other places I bet we could find! :-)
I need a AM antenna for the car and the home that will get me the stations I want with no interference. I hope this may help get me towards that goal.
Is this article intentionally vague on the details of the technology or is it just me? Other then "distributed load monopole" there isn't much beef there. Would be interesting to see the patent application.
This was always the problem with HF transmission and reception from an apartment or a small lot. Even just for a 10 meter yagi, you needed roof space and a rotor. I really would like to see what these new designs look like.
But then again, these services don't have a large bandwidth, so it would seem the value of the invention would be lost.
I agree, the details are pretty sketchy at best. I'd like to check out the patent app, too, and cobble together my own version of the antenna to see how it performs.
Getting a favorable antenna/wavelength ratio is a lot more difficult at HF than at VHF and above, but even so the short antennas on most portable public safety radios are a compromise at best. A full size VHF quarter wave is still too long for a radio carried on a belt. At 800MHz and above it would seem to become a moot point since even half wave dipoles are practical on handheld radios at those frequency ranges.
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