Angular diversity antenna system and feed assembly for same
AssigneeGeneral Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Hoferer
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AssigneeGeneral Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Hoferer
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A feed assembly (26) for an antenna system (38) includes a first feed element (30) that propagates a first beam (32) and a second feed element (34) that propagates a second beam (36). The second feed element (34) is collocated with, but displaced vertically from, the first feed element (30) to achieve angular diversity in elevation. Each of the feed elements (30, 34) has an elongated conical shape and is formed from a dielectric material. The feed assembly (26) operates within the Ku-band frequency range to yield high gain, collimated, independent first and second beams (32, 36). The feed assembly (26) can be implemented in a tropospheric scatter communication system (38) in conjunction with a reflector (22) to provide concurrent transmit and receive capability via the two independent, angularly separated first and second beams (32, 36).
A feed assembly for an antenna system comprising:
A tropospheric scatter communication system having angular diversity comprising:
A feed assembly for an antenna system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.