SURFACE WAVE ANTENNA, ANTENNA ARRAY AND USE OF ANTENNA OR ANTENNA ARRAY Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC H01Q1/04 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an antenna configured to emit and/or receive surface waves with decametre, hectometre or kilometre central length λ₀ wave, characterized by that it comprises at least one horizontal wire antenna element (22) with length between 0.5 λ₀ and λ₀ and at least three vertical wire antenna elements (24a-24c) of identical length between 0.03 λ₀ and 0.1 λ₀, arranged in identical plane and comprising upper end and lower end, wherein said upper ends are connected to horizontal wire antenna element (22), wherein said lower ends are configured to be connected to conductive medium (26) having a substantially horizontal surface.

EFFECT: invention also relates to an antenna, to an antenna array and to use of an antenna or an antenna array.

9 cl, 14 dwg