Whip Antenna
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whip antenna
[′wip an‚ten·ə] (electromagnetism)
A flexible vertical rod antenna, used chiefly on vehicles. Also known as fishpole antenna.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Whip Antenna
an antenna in the form of an asymmetrical dipole made from a rigid metal rod or a large number of metal coils strung on a flexible steel line. The rigid rod may be solid or may consist of several coupled sections. In the USSR, a whip antenna made from metal coils strung on a steel line is known as a Kulikov antenna. Whip antennas made from a shaped metallic strip, a braided wire, or a metal-coated dielectric rod are used less often.
The radiation pattern of a whip antenna in the horizontal plane is circular (see Figure 2 in ANTENNA). Therefore, whip antennas are especially suited for communication between ground-based objects whose relative position changes in time, for example, between mobile radio sets in motor vehicles or tanks.
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See references under ANTENNA.The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.