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Portable “no-assembly” wideband antenna for HF broadcast

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W15QKN-08-C-0050
Agency Tracking Number: A072-043-1146
Amount: $119,935.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A07-043
Solicitation Number: 2007.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2007-12-05
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-06-05
Small Business Information
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810
United States
DUNS: 073800062
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo
 Principal Scientist
 (978) 689-0003
 fscire@psicorp.com
Business Contact
 B. Green
Title: President, R&D Operations
Phone: (978) 689-0003
Email: green@psicorp.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop a novel small HF antenna designed to achieve optimal volume utilization, improved performance, light weight, and low manufacturing cost using a simple and elegant design solution. The size of the proposed antenna is considerably smaller (~ 5 times) than conventional HF antennas, such as whips, loops, and log-periodic antennas and has an excellent wide bandwidth. Furthermore, the proposed design does not require assembly, making this antenna a great alternative to whip antennas for military applications (where stealth and ready use become important). Its small size and low cost will be crucial also for commercial applications, where a non-obtrusive and elegant design is always appealing to the customer.

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