%0 Journal Article %A Prosvirnin, S. L. %A Lytvynenko, Leonid M. %A Kochin, V. N. %A Kekelia, G. V. %A Kobiashvili, P. G. %D 2011 %I Begell House %K dipole, stub antenna, disk load, electrically small antenna, underlying surface %N 4 %P 345-352 %R 10.1615/RadioPhysicsRadioAstronomy.v2.i4.70 %T CHARACTERISTICS OF A SHORT DIPOLE LOADED BY DISKS %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/6fd1549c0e2c05da,481625980151f88c,2d3f51bd0c0c96b0.html %V 2 %X An approximate mathematical model has been constructed for a small compared to wavelength asymmetrical dipole antenna loaded by metal disks of unequal diameters at both ends of the dipole. In proximity of the first low-frequency resonance, the current amplitude at the feed point and the input impedance are presented versus frequency for a dipole antenna and for a disk top-loaded stub antenna mounted on a finite-size base. %8 2011-12-08