Low noise block down-converter for direct broadcast satellite receiver integrated with a flat plate antenna
US5125109A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D9/0641
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compact multi-layer flat antenna structure incorporating a low noise block down-converter on the power divider network layer of the antenna. RF circuit losses are reduced, and the antenna/receiver combination is made more compact, for flush mounting. The antenna/receiver combination finds particular utility in direct broadcast satellite (DBS) applications for single or dual orthogonal polarizations. The connection between the antenna and receiver may be implemented in stripline/coplanar waveguide, or other known technologies such as microstrip, slotline, and finline.
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