| CPC H01Q 13/12 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 1/50 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
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1. A communications device comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) device; and
an antenna coupled to the RF device and comprising
a conductive ground plane,
a conductive support rod carried by the conductive ground plane and extending outwardly therefrom, and
a conductive body coupled to and surrounding the conductive support rod, the conductive body having a plurality of vertically spaced rhombus shaped slots therein to define a radiating antenna, and
at least one coaxial cable coupling the RF device and the antenna, the at least one coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor and an outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, the outer conductor coupled to the conductive ground plane and the inner conductor extending through the conductive ground plane and coupled to the proximal end of the conductive body.
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