Alignment tool for directional antennas
AssigneeSunsight Holdings, LLC
InventorsRobert Wayne Austin, Gregory A. Mercier, Bruce Weddendorf, Landon P. Eason
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Abstract
A tool and method for aligning directional antennas quickly and accurately in azimuth, tilt and roll. The tool includes a housing, mounting brackets for securing the tool to an antenna, a data storage device including predetermined alignment information, a GPS system for measuring azimuth, and inclinometers for measuring tilt and roll. The tool also includes displays for displaying the measured values of the azimuth, tilt, and roll relative to the predetermined parameters. As a result, a user can easily align an antennas based on the azimuth, tilt, and roll information measured and displayed by the tool.
Claims20
A tool for aligning directional antennas, comprising:
- a housing;
- a securing means for securing the tool to an antenna;
- a data storage device which contains data including a predetermined value for at least one alignment parameter for the antenna;
- at least one measuring device which measures the at least one alignment parameter;
- and
- at least one display which displays a measured value of the at least one alignment parameter relative to the predetermined value of the at least one alignment parameter.
A method for aligning directional antennas, comprising the steps of:
- mounting a tool to an antenna, the tool including a housing, a securing means for securing the tool to an antenna, a data storage device which contains data including a predetermined value for at least one alignment parameter for the antenna, at least one measuring device which measures the alignment parameter, and at least one display which displays a measured value of the at least one alignment parameter relative to the predetermined value of the at least one alignment parameter;
- measuring the at least one alignment parameter with the at least one measuring device;
- displaying the measured value of the at least one alignment parameter relative to the predetermined value of the at least one alignment parameter on the at least one display;
- and
- aligning the antenna based on the measure values of the at least alignment parameter relative to the predetermined value of the at least one alignment parameter as displayed on the at least one display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.