A batwing or super turnstile antenna is a broadcasting antenna used at VHF and UHF frequencies, named for its distinctive shape resembling a bat wing or bow tie. Stacked arrays of batwing antennas are used as television broadcasting antennas due to their omnidirectional characteristics.[1] Batwing antennas generate a horizontally polarized signal. The advantage of the "batwing" design for television broadcasting is that it has a wide bandwidth. It was the first widely used television broadcasting antenna.[1]
- ^ a b Bartlett, George W., Ed. (1975). National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Manual, 6th Ed (PDF). Washington D. C.: US National Assoc. of Broadcasters. pp. 343–344, 358–359.
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