Antenna arrangement
US6046700A · kind A · utility
11Cited by
9References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/42
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless subscriber terminal having an improved performance is disclosed. The terminal 12 comprises: a quarter wavelength monopole first antenna 14; a folded monopole second antenna; and a ground plane having a surface 18 angled with respect to the horizontal, wherein the ground plane has an axis a quarter of a wavelength long extending from a feed point for the first antenna and is electrically symmetrical about the axis. Mutual coupling effects between the first antenna and the second antenna are reduced. A method of operation is also disclosed.
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