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An electric dipole antenna includes a first and a second arm extending along a dipole axis away from a feed gap in substantially opposite directions. A first and a second end body are operatively coupled to opposite ends of the first and the second arms. Each end body has a width dimension which ext

An electric dipole antenna includes a first and a second arm extending along a dipole axis away from a feed gap in substantially opposite directions. A first and a second end body are operatively coupled to opposite ends of the first and the second arms. Each end body has a width dimension which extends perpendicular to the dipole axis. A dipole length dimension extends along the dipole axis through the first and the second arms and the first and the second end bodies. A current conduction circuit provides a radiation field for the electric dipole antenna. The circuit passes along the first and the second arms and around a closed perimeter of the first and the second end bodies. As a result, the electric dipole antenna exhibits a series resonant frequency at a wavelength which is at least eight times the dipole length dimension. In addition, an electric monopole antenna design is used. The monopole is situated over a conducting ground plane which reflects the above-ground plane portion of the antenna. With the reflection portion, the monopole antenna effectively forms a dipole antenna that has the same characteristics of the electric dipole design described above.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A short electric dipole antenna for communicating at a desired carrier frequency, comprising:a first and second arm extending along a dipole axis away from a feed gap in substantially opposite directions;a first and second end body, conductively connected to opposite ends of the fir

[ I claim:] [1.] A short electric dipole antenna for communicating at a desired carrier frequency, comprising:a first and second arm extending along a dipole axis away from a feed gap in substantially opposite directions;a first and second end body, conductively connected to opposite ends of the first and second arm, respectively, at the respective ends of the first and second arms, each end body having a body width dimension extending perpendicular to the dipole axis and a body length dimension extending along the dipole axis, each of the end bodies having a respective charge build-up area located around a rim of the body a furthest distance from the dipole axis;said first and second end bodies being 3-dimensional, completely enclosed volumetric bodies in which each has a body profile within a plane extending through the dipole axis, wherein the 3-dimensional, completely enclosed volumetric bodies each further has a body profile within a plane perpendicular to the dipole axis;a current conduction circuit providing a radiation field for the electric dipole antenna, the circuit passing along the first and second arms and around a closed perimeter of the first and second end bodies, the arms and the end bodies being constructed and arranged such that the electric dipole antenna exhibits a series resonance at the desired carrier frequency corresponding to a wavelength which is at least eight times a dipole length dimension extending along the dipole axis through the bodies and the arms;the electric dipole antenna operating in a transmitting mode by carrying current along the first and second arms and spreading around the first and second end bodies, the current developing a charge on the charge build-up area of each end body for exhibiting a maximum capacitive property which compensates for an inductive property exhibited by the arms, thereby affording the series resonance in a minimal volumetric space.