#$%^&*AU2017200590B220181115.pdf#####MICROWAVE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY HAVING A DIELECTRIC BODY PORTION WITH RADIAL PARTITIONS OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL ABSTRACT A microwave antenna assembly (300) comprising: a first conductor (304) including a first radiating portion (306) and a second radiating portion (308) a second conductor (302) circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of the first conductor (304) a first dielectric body disposed at the first radiating portion (306), the first dielectric body including a first radial partition having a first dielectric property and a second radial partition having a second dielectric property different from the first dielectric property and a second dielectric body disposed at the second radiating portion (308), the second dielectric body including a plurality of radial partitions, each of the radial partitions of the second dielectric body having a dielectric property that is different from a dielectric property of an adjacent radial dielectric partition of the second dielectric body.
