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TM 9-2320-356-BD
Personnel/Time Required:
o 1 soldier
o 30 minutes
Materials/Tools:
o Wire, commo or electrical
o Insulators (e.g., glass,
plastic, leather, nylon, etc.),
five each
o Sticks or branches, 3-foot
length (three required)
Procedural Steps:
Option 1:
1/4 Wave Ground Plane Antenna.
1.
Calculate the length of wire needed for the radiating element.
2.
Cut the required length radiating element from wire.
3.
Cut three wires to use as reflector elements approximately the same length as
the radiating element.
4.
Strip the insulation from one end of the three reflector wires.
FIELD EXPEDIENT GROUND PLANE ANTENNA
15-10
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