Common aperture antenna for multiple contoured beams and multiple spot beams
US8315557B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q19/17
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna assembly includes a reflector having a focal plane, a first feed element located along the focal plane that illuminates the reflector to create a first contour beam at a first frequency and a second feed element located further from the reflector than the first feed element that illuminates the reflector to create a first spot beam at a second frequency, the second frequency being different than the first frequency.
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