Combining a GPS carrier with existing communication carriers over a common coaxial connection
US8559468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/36
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of combining a GPS carrier signal and a communication carrier signal over a common coaxial connection, the method comprising receiving a GPS carrier signal into a signal system using an antenna, which system is configured to receive a non-GPS communication carrier signal from a communication system, processing the GPS carrier signal with the signal communication system to produce a modified GPS carrier signal, the processing comprising at least: filtering the modified GPS carrier signal using a filter, and amplifying the GPS carrier signal using an amplifier; filtering, using a filter, and power combining using a power combiner, the GPS carrier signal and the non-GPS communication carrier signal, and transmitting, using a single coaxial cable, the combined GPS carrier and non-GPS communication carrier signals to a communication device.
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