Portable satellite communication apparatus
US5819185A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2001/3894
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable satellite communication apparatus constituted by a body portion and an antenna portion, wherein the antenna portion is attached on an azimuth angle adjustor provided on the body portion so that the upper surface of the antenna portion is made to be the transmission/reception direction of radio waves and the antenna portion is made rotatable so as to act also as a cover for covering the body portion. The antenna portion can be adjusted with respect to its azimuth angle, elevation angle and polarization angle. A panel portion and a handling instruction indicating portion are provided on the upper surface of the body portion and a lamp is provided on the antenna support portion so as to illuminate the panel portion and the handling instruction indicating portion to facilitate the handling of the apparatus in the night or the like. On the body portion, a handset storing portion which stores a handset for telephone call, and a panel portion provided with various indication portions, operation buttons, etc. are provided on the upper surface side; a handle for carrying the apparatus, and a buckle for fixing the antenna portion and the body portion with each other are provided o…
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