Turnstile antenna

A turnstile antenna is a radio antenna consisting of a set of two identical dipole antennas aligned at right angles to each other and fed in phase quadrature; the two currents applied to the dipoles are 90° out of phase. The name reflects the notion the antenna looks like a turnstile when mounted horizontally. The turnstile antenna is often referred to as crossed dipoles. The antenna can be used in two possible modes. In normal mode the antenna radiates horizontally polarized radio waves perpendicular to its axis. In axial mode the antenna radiates circularly polarized radiation along its axis.