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US 2011/0237299 A1Published application
Gps mast module and mobile radio installation
AssigneeKathrein-Werke KG
InventorsMichael Boss, Roland Gabriel, Alexander Seeor
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Abstract
An improved GPS mast module is characterised by the following features: the GPS mast module may be connected in a HF main transmission line (7, 107) between a base station (BS) and an antenna assembly (ANT), in particularly a mobile radio installation, and the satellite signals from an internal or connectable GPS antenna (GPS-ANT) can be supplied by a directional coupler (23) to the HF main path (7, 107).
Claims19
GPS mast module having the following features:
- comprising at least one integrated and/or connectable satellite antenna (GPS-ANT;
- GPS-ANT1, GPS-ANT2),
- the GPS mast module (17) comprises at least two connections (13, 19), namely a base-station-side connection (13) and a mobile-communication-antenna-side connection (19),
- characterised by the following further features:
- a portion of a main HF path (7, 107) for transmitting HF transmission and/or receiving signals of a mobile communication system extends between the at least two connections (13, 19),
- the at least one provided and/or connectable satellite antenna (GPS-ANT;
- GPS-ANT1, GPS-ANT2) is coupled to at least one portion of the main HF path (7;
- 107) via a satellite receiving line (21, 21′),
- a low-noise satellite reception amplifier (25) is provided in this satellite receiving line (21, 21′),
- the low-noise satellite reception amplifier (25) has on the output side at least one frequency selection means (28) for suppressing one or more mobile communication frequencies of an antenna (ANT) which is or can be connected to the mobile-communication-side connection (19),
- the supply circuit for the main HF path (7;
- 107) is constructed in such a way that
- a) a loose connection of the output of the frequency selection means (28) to the main HF path (7;
- 107) is provided by a hybrid coupler (23), and
- b) the amplified satellite signal is supplied with a coupling attenuation of at least 10 dB by means of the hybrid coupler (23), the satellite reception amplifier (25) having an attenuation at least 6 dB greater than the coupling attenuation of the hybrid coupler (23).
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