folded-dipole antenna
folded-dipole antenna
[¦fōld·əd ′dī‚pōl an′ten·ə] (electromagnetism)
A dipole antenna whose outer ends are folded back and joined together at the center; the impedance is about 300 ohms, as compared to 70 ohms for a single-wire dipole; widely used with television and frequency-modulation receivers. Also known as folded dipole.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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