Repeater system for strong signal environments

A repeater for a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations and subscriber units that communicate via RF signals, comprising:

• a receive antenna located in an environment receiving signals of adequate signal strength from multiple base stations, the receive antenna being directed toward one of the base stations to receive transmitted RF signals from the base station, the receive antenna generating a received signal therefrom;
• an amplifier receptive of the received signal, the amplifier amplifying the level of the received signal to generate an amplified signal;
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• a transmit antenna located proximate to the receive antenna and also located in an environment receiving signals of adequate signal strength from multiple base stations, the transmit antenna being receptive of the amplified signal, the transmit antenna transmitting RF signals within a local area to subscriber units located nearby and also receiving signals of adequate signal strength from multiple base stations.

A repeater for a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations and subscriber units that communicate via RF signals, comprising:

• a receive antenna that is directed toward one of the base stations to receive transmitted RF signals from the base station, the receive antenna generating a received signal therefrom;
• an amplifier receptive of the received signal, the amplifier amplifying the level of the received signal to generate an amplified signal;
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• a transmit antenna located proximate to the receive antenna, the transmit antenna being receptive of the amplified signal, the transmit antenna transmitting RF signals within a local area to subscriber units located nearby;
• wherein the receive and transmit antennas are located within two meters of each other;
• wherein the mobile telecommunication system includes a downlink direction in which signals are transmitted from the base stations to the subscriber units and an uplink direction in which signals are transmitted from the subscriber units to the base stations and wherein the repeater system is employed in the downlink direction only.

A repeater for a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations and subscriber units that communicate via RF signals, comprising:

• a receive antenna that is directed toward one of the base stations to receive transmitted RF signals from the base station, the receive antenna generating a received signal therefrom;
• an amplifier receptive of the received signal, the amplifier amplifying the level of the received signal to generate an amplified signal, the amplifier including circuitry therein to substantially prevent saturation by periodically incrementing the magnitude of amplification toward an oscillation condition and testing for same;
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• a transmit antenna located proximate to the receive antenna, the transmit antenna being receptive of the amplified signal, the transmit antenna transmitting RF signals within a local area to subscriber units located nearby.