DocumentCode
1182175
Title
The Shunt-Excited Antenna
Author
Morrison, J.F. ; Smith, P.H.
Author_Institution
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N.Y.
Volume
25
Issue
6
fYear
1937
fDate
6/1/1937 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
673
Lastpage
696
Abstract
The paper describes an arrangement for exciting a vertical broadcast antenna with the base grounded. Construction economy results through the elimination of the base insulator, the tower lighting chokes, and the usual lightning protective devices. The coupling apparatus at the antenna end of the transmission line is reduced to an extent which may make unnecessary a separate building for its protection. Greater freedom from interruptions resulting from static discharges is expected. The performance of the design is substantially the same as that obtained from the antennas now in general use. The paper describes experimental work done, results obtained, and inferences to be drawn from them. A mathematical appendix is attached.
Keywords
Broadcasting; Capacitance; Circuits; Couplings; Impedance; Insulation; Lightning; Power transmission lines; Protection; Transmission line antennas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Radio Engineers, Proceedings of the Institute of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0731-5996
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1937.228173
Filename
1686415
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