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Folded unipole antenna

Okay, imagine you have a toy car and you want to make sure it can get a signal from far away. You know how you can raise a radio antenna on a car to get a better signal? Well, imagine doing that on a really tall tower that's as tall as a skyscraper.

Now, a folded unipole antenna is like a really special antenna that's made to work really well on really tall towers. It's like a long and thin wire that's bent back and forth in a special way to make it work better. Kind of like how you fold a paper airplane to make it fly better.

The folded part of the wire helps the antenna pick up more signal by making it bigger and more efficient. And the unipole part helps the antenna stay stable on the tower and not fall over.

So, if you have a radio station or a TV station that needs to send a signal really far away, they might use a folded unipole antenna on a really tall tower to help make sure the signal gets there loud and clear.
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