Satellite communciation antenna array
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Aug 22, 2002
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Feb 22, 2002
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Feb 22, 2001
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A phase scanned array of antenna elements, preferably, an array consisting of three, short, helical, radiating elements. Each antenna element is connected to a corresponding transmit/receive switch, which in turn is connected to a low-noise amplifier on the receive side of the switch. The antenna system includes receive path phase shifters which are connected to the low noise amplifiers. In a preferred embodiment, two receive path phase shifters are connected to two outer low noise amplifiers, which are in turn connected to the two outer antenna elements. The receive path phase shifters shift the phase of signals received from the two outer antenna elements. In the transmit path, two of the three transmit/receive switches are connected directly to transmit path phase shifters. According to another preferred embodiment, each of the transmit path phase shifters are connected to an outer antenna element through a corresponding transmit/receive switch. The transmit/receive switches are as usual operated in synchronism to change from transmitting to receiving operation.
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