In radio systems, a biconical antenna is a broad-bandwidth antenna made of two roughly conical conductive objects, nearly touching at their points.[1]
Biconical antennas are broadband dipole antennas, typically exhibiting a bandwidth of three octaves or more. A common subtype is the bowtie antenna, essentially a flattened version of the biconical design which is often used for short-range UHF television reception. These are also sometimes referred to as butterfly antennas.[2]
Sir Arthur Lodge is the inventor of the biconical antenna.[3][4]
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- ^ US609154A, "Oliver joseph lodge", issued 1898-08-16 Archived 2022-10-05 at the Wayback Machine