An antenna is disclosed that comprises a pair of conductive, orthogonal
arches and a pair of conductive annular sector plates, wherein adjacent
legs of each arch are fastened to one of the annular sector plates and
the opposite adjacent pair of legs is fastened to the remaining annular
sector plate. The entire antenna structure is spaced apart from a
conductive ground plane by a thin dielectric medium. The antenna is
driven by a feed conduit passing through the conductive ground plane and
dielectric medium and attached to one of the annular sector plates,
wherein the two orthogonal arched act as a pair of crossed dipole
elements. This arrangement of elements provides a radiation pattern that
is largely omni-directional above the horizon.