Base station antenna arrangement
US5714957A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0408
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna for a base station comprising a plurality of antenna arrays (40; FIG. 6a) each capable of forming a multiplicity of separate overlapping narrow beams in azimuth, the arrays being positioned such that the beams formed by the arrays provide a coverage in azimuth wider than each array. Means are provided for splitting (58; FIGS. 14b,14c) the transmission output of a given transceiver into two signals prior to transmission power amplification and transmitting said signals in two adjacent narrow overlapping beams.
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