Phased array antenna feed
US4757318A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/26
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An RF signal receiving/transmitting apparatus for use with a phased array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements comprises a plurality of signal processing circuits, each circuit being connected to and associated with one of the antenna elements and including a signal distributing/combining device connected to its associated element, a plurality of sampling gates for spatially sampling a distributed signal or applying analog samples to the distributing/combining device, and analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters connected to an analyzer for analyzing/generating a plurality of digital samples which are received or to be transmitted by the antenna elements.
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