Title :
The Empire State Building Master FM Antenna
Author :
Abel, Fred ; Alford, Andrew ; Leach, Harold H. ; Powers, Nelson R. ; Kear, Frank G.
Author_Institution :
Alford Manufacturing Company
fDate :
7/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Master FM Antenna and multiplexing system has recently been installed on the Empire State Building which allows any number of FM stations up to a maximum of seventeen to simultaneously broadcast from a single antenna, without interference, an essentially omnidirectional signal in the horizontal plane with approximately equal horizontal and vertical polarization components.
Keywords :
Antenna accessories; Buildings; Dipole antennas; Interference; Manufacturing; Polarization; Poles and towers; RF signals; Space stations; TV broadcasting;
Journal_Title :
Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBC.1967.265886