Utilizing segmented dipole elements to decrease interaction between activated and deactivated antennas

Claim 1

A DIPOLE ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR SYSTEMS UTILIZING ANTENNA ARRAYS WHEREIN THE MOTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL DIPOLE ANTENNA OF SAID ARRAY IS SIMULATED BY A SUCCESSIVE AND CYCLICAL CONNECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIPOLE ANTENNAS OF SAID ARRAY, EACH SAID DIPOLE ANTENNA COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF DIPOLE ELEMENTS; FIRST COUPLING MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID DIPOLE ELEMENTS TOGETHER, SAID FIRST COUPLING MEANS INCLUDING: A PLURALITY OF REACTIVE ELEMENTS; AND SWITCHING MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF UNIDIRECTIONAL CURRENT CONDUCTING ELEMENTS COUPLED TO SAID REACTIVE ELEMENTS, WHICH UNIDIRECTIONAL CURRENT CONDUCTING ELEMENTS PROVIDE A REACTANCE IN THEIR NON-CONDUCTING STATES WHICH RESONATES WITH SAID REACTIVE ELEMENTS AT THE OPERATING FREQUENCY OF THE ANTENNA; SECOND COUPLING MEANS FOR COUPLING RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY TO SAID DIPOLE ANTENNA; AND A SOURCE OF CONTROL VOLTAGE CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND COUPLING MEANS FOR ALTERNATELY SWITCHING SAID SWITCHING MEANS TO ITS CONDUCTING STATE TO COUPLE SAID DIPOLE ANTENNA ELEMENTS TOGETHER TO FORM A DIPOLE ANTENNA FROM ITS NON-CONDUCTING STATE IN WHICH THE REACTANCE OF SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL CURRENT CONDUCTING ELEMENTS RESONATES WITH SAID PLURALITY OF REACTIVE ELEMENTS AT THE OPERATING FREQUENCY OF THE ANTENNA TO EFFECTIVELY DECOUPLE SAID DIPOLE ELEMENTS.