Patent · US Expired

Broadband shaped beam antenna employing a cavity backed spiral radiator

US4268833A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 23, 1979
Grant dateMay 19, 1981
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Expiry dateAug 23, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q9/27
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antenna for use in navigation and communication satellite systems, which has a hemispheric response pattern. The antenna is constructed of a pair of conductors formed into a planar spiral and backed by a cavity. Radial elements extend orthogonal to the spiral axis outwardly around the periphery of the spiral. A crossed pair of parasitic elements is located above and coplanar to the spiral plane.

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