Vhf-uhf antenna system with feedback
AssigneeAVX Antenna, Inc. d/b/a Ethertronics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Roe, Sebastian Rowson, Rowland Jones
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Abstract
An antenna system for use with one or more media devices is provided. The antenna system includes a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element is associated with an independent feed element. In addition each antenna element is configured to receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals. Each RF signal can be associated with a UHF band or a VHF band. The antenna system can include at least one tuner and at least one switching device. The at least one switching device can be configured to selectively couple the at least one tuner to one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements based, at least in part, on channel selection data associated with the at least one tuner.
Claims20
An antenna system for use with one or more media devices, the antenna system comprising:
- a plurality of antenna elements, each antenna element associated with an independent feed element, each antenna element configured to receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals, each RF signal associated with a UHF band or a VHF band;
- at least one tuner;
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- at least one switching device configured to selectively couple the at least one tuner to one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements based, at least in part, on channel selection data associated with the at least one tuner.
A method of configuring an antenna system for use with one or more media devices, the antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements, each antenna element configured to receive a plurality of RF signals in a UHF band or a VHF band, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a controller of the antenna system, channel selection data associated with a first tuner of the antenna system, the channel selection data indicating selection of a first channel of a plurality of channels;
- obtaining, by the controller, configuration data for the first tuner, configuration data linking each channel of the plurality of channels with an antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements;
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- coupling, by the controller, one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements to the first tuner based, at least in part, on the channel selection data and the configuration data.
An antenna system, comprising:
- a first antenna element having a first polarization, the first antenna element configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with a UHF band or a VHF band;
- a second antenna element having a second polarization, the second antenna element configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with the UHF band or the VHF band;
- a third antenna element having a third polarization, the third antenna element configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with the UHF band or the VHF band;
- at least two tuners;
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- a controller configured to selectively couple at least one of the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the third antenna element to one of the at least two tuners based, at least in part, on channel selection data.
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