'Drooping' quadrifilar antenna for land-mobile satellite communications

Measured and simulated results for the 'drooping' quadrifilar antenna are presented in this paper. The 'drooping quad' (DQ) provides 43% size reduction compared to conventional quadrifilar antenna with similar radiation characteristics.

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