Transceiver unit

A transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving radio frequencies comprising:

• a first member having a first cooling surface;
• a second member having a second cooling surface, the first and second members disposed adjacent to each other to form a transceiver base having an inner cavity;
• a plurality of air cooling posts disposed on each of the first and second cooling surfaces, said air cooling posts having a height which is less than one quarter the wave length of the frequencies employed by the transceiver unit;
• electronic transceiver components located within the inner cavity and thermally coupled thereto, such that the electronic transceiver components dissipate heat through the plurality of air cooling posts located on both the first and the second cooling surfaces;
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• rear mounting posts located on the second cooling surface for accepting a mounting plate which holds the transceiver unit away from a mounting surface such that an air gap is created between the air cooling posts and the mounting plate.

A method for cooling a transceiver unit which transmits and receives radio frequencies comprising:

• disposing a first member and a second member adjacent to each other to form a transceiver base having an inner cavity, the first member having a first cooling surface and the second member having a second cooling surface;
• disposing a plurality of air cooling posts on each of the first and second cooling surfaces, said air cooling posts having a height which is less than one quarter the wave length of the frequencies employed by the transceiver unit;
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• thermally coupling electronic transceiver components within the inner cavity, such that the electronic transceiver components dissipate heat through the plurality of air cooling posts located on both the first and the second cooling surfaces.

A method for cooling a transceiver unit which transmits and receives radio frequencies comprising:

• disposing a first member and a second member adjacent to each other to form a transceiver base having an inner cavity, the first member having a first cooling surface and the second member having a second cooling surface;
• disposing a plurality of air cooling posts on each of the first and second cooling surfaces, said air cooling posts having a height which is less than one quarter the wave length of the frequencies employed by the transceiver unit;
• thermally coupling electronic transceiver components within the inner cavity, such that the electronic transceiver components dissipate heat through the plurality of air cooling posts located on both the first and the second cooling surfaces;
• and
• disposing rear mounting posts on the second cooling surface for accepting a mounting plate which holds the transceiver unit away from a mounting surface such that an air gap is created between the air cooling posts and the mounting plate.