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Compact microwave terrestrial radio utilizing monolithic microwave integrated circuits

US6072991A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1996
Grant dateJun 6, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/38
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated point-to-point microwave radio frequency unit/antenna has a housing, a microwave antenna affixed to the front face of the housing, and a microwave radio frequency transceiver electronics package within the housing. The transceiver electronics package includes a circuit board having transmitter and receiver intermediate frequency processors. The transceiver electronics package further includes a microwave transmitter and a microwave receiver, each utilizing monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture. The signals of the microwave transmitter and microwave receiver are preferably of different frequencies and are diplexed for communication with the antenna.

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