Antenna alignment system and method
US4696053A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/1257
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for effecting communication between first and second antennas, includes the steps of (a) mutually displacing the antennas and determining received signal strength at each antenna and positioning said antennas accordingly to obtain a first quality level of communication therebetween; and (b) effecting a second quality level of communication as between the antennas, exceeding the first quality level, by defining a plurality of succeedingly diminishing search movement patterns for each of the first and second antennas, transmitting from the first antenna while displacing the second antenna in one such pattern and detecting the level of receipt of such transmitted energy. The second antenna is now placed in its location of maximum received signal level and transmits while the first antenna is displaced in one of the patterns and its level of receipt of transmitted energy is monitored. The first antenna is now placed in its location of maximum received signal level. This practice of transmitting from one antenna and moving the other in succeedingly diminished patterns and replacement in accordance with received signal strength continues until the desired second quality level of…
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