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MDS Receiver

US4384367A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1981
Grant dateMay 17, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/26
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved low-cost microwave receiver is disclosed. The receiver is intended for use in the Multipoint Distribution Services (MDS) for the reception of television signals transmitted in the 2 to 2.5 GHz region. The receiver of the present invention is of the single-conversion superheterodyne type utilizing printed circuit and microstrip transmission line construction. Printed circuit board and microstrip transmission line construction permits low-cost fabrication without machined resonant cavities or waveguide components.

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