ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Batwing antenna

Okay kiddo, have you ever seen a TV antenna? It's a metal thing that sticks out of people's roofs so they can watch television shows. Well, a batwing antenna looks sort of like a TV antenna, but it's used for different things, like picking up radio signals.

The batwing antenna is made up of two long pieces of metal that are shaped like the wings of a bat. One of the wings is shorter than the other, and they're both connected by a piece of metal in the middle. The antenna is usually mounted on the roof of a building or on top of a pole so it can be elevated high above the ground.

When radio waves come through the air, the batwing antenna picks them up and sends them down a wire to a radio or TV inside a building. The metal wings of the antenna are shaped in a special way that helps pick up more signals than a regular antenna would. That's why it's called a batwing antenna - because it looks like the wings of a bat and helps pick up signals like a bat's ears help pick up sounds.

So, there you go kiddo. That's what a batwing antenna is and how it works.
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