Slip joint polarizer

A slip joint polarizer comprising:

• a stationary waveguide;
• an ortho mode transducer having a common port, a side port and a through port, said ortho mode transducer being rotatable relative to said waveguide to adjust at least one of receive and transmit polarity of said side and through ports;
• a pair of rotatable mating flanges for connecting said through port to an aperture in a top wall of said stationary waveguide, and
• a probe extending from said ortho mode transducer, passing through said mating interface and into said stationary waveguide.

A method for installing a slip joint polarizer comprising the steps of:

• providing a slip joint polarizer including a stationary waveguide, a moveable waveguide connected via a rotatable mating interface to said stationary waveguide, and a probe extending from said moveable waveguide, through said mating interface and into said stationary waveguide, a ridge launch being attached to an inner surface of said moveable waveguide, wherein one end of said probe is secured to said ridge launch so that said probe rotates with said moveable waveguide, an opposite free end of said probe is disposed in said stationary waveguide;
• rotating said moveable waveguide relative to said stationary waveguide to adjust at least one of receive and transmit polarity;
• and
• locking said moveable waveguide in position relative to said stationary waveguide.

A method for installing a slip joint polarizer comprising the steps of:

• providing a slip joint polarizer including a stationary waveguide, a moveable waveguide connected via a rotatable mating interface to said stationary waveguide, and a probe extending from said moveable waveguide, through said mating interface and into said stationary waveguide;
• rotating said moveable waveguide relative to said stationary waveguide to adjust at least one of receive and transmit polarity, said probe being rotatable independent of rotation of said moveable waveguide;
• and
• locking said moveable waveguide in position relative to said stationary waveguide.

A slip joint polarizer comprising:

• a stationary waveguide;
• a moveable waveguide connected to said stationary waveguide by a rotatable mating interface, said moveable waveguide being rotatable relative to said stationary waveguide to adjust receiving polarity, said moveable waveguide being an ortho mode transducer;
• and
• a probe extending from said movable waveguide, passing through said mating interface and into said stationary waveguide.

A method for installing a slip joint polarizer comprising the steps of:

• providing a slip joint polarizer including a stationary waveguide, a moveable waveguide connected via a rotatable mating interface to said stationary waveguide, and a probe extending from said moveable waveguide, through said mating interface and into said stationary waveguide, said moveable waveguide being an ortho mode transducer;
• rotating said moveable waveguide relative to said stationary waveguide to adjust at least one of receive and transmit polarity;
• and
• locking said moveable waveguide in position relative to said stationary waveguide.