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bobtail curtain antenna

bobtail curtain antenna

[′bäb‚tāl ′kərt·ən an‚ten·ə]
(electromagnetism)
A bidirectional, vertically polarized, phased-array antenna that has two horizontal sections, each 0.5 electrical wavelength long, that connect three vertical sections, each 0.25 electrical wavelength long.
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