Extended spectrum response with sloping vee antenna

By an optimum design method, the sloping vee traveling wave antenna spectrum response ratio is extended over a range between four and six to one while preserving a high magnitude of directivity. A modification of an optimum design method for horizontal vee traveling wave and horizontal rhombic antennas is used for the sloping vee traveling wave and sloping rhombic antennas. A comparison between examples of the design procedure and gain response over a broad frequency spectrum and several elevation angles for both a horizontal vee and sloping vee antenna at the same average height is made. A forward gain contour plot with frequency and elevation angle of each antenna design demonstrates the increase in spectral performance possible with the sloping vee antenna.