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OTHER ANTENNAS
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HORIZONTAL/OMNI
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Physically Small |
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Horizontally Polarized at horizon, Circularly overhead |
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Good bandwidth |
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Commonly used for low earth orbit VHF/UHF satellites |
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Discone
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Vertical polarization |
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Omni-directional |
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Up to 500% bandwidth |
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Circular Omni
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example: Quadrafilar Helix and Crossed Orthogonal Dipoles |
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Good local pattern |
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Small size |
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Narrow bandwidth |
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Patches
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Small size |
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Low profile |
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Decent gain |
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Directional |
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Can be arrayed |
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