Device and method for modular antenna formation and configuration

An antenna comprising:

• at least one first planar substrate having a first surface thereon;
• at least one antenna element engaged to said first surface;
• a notch in said first planar substrate having an open end and a terminating end;
• connectors located adjacent to said terminating end, said connectors in electrical communication with said antenna element;
• a secondary planar member having a first surface and having a second surface with an electrical pathway thereon, said pathway terminating at connector points on one end and adapted for engagement with a transceiver on a second end;
• said secondary planar member having an engageable position in said notch,
• said connecter points in an electrical communication with said connectors when said secondary planar member is in said engaged position;
• a plurality of said first planar substrates each having a first surface thereon;
• said plurality of said first planar substrates positioned substantially parallel to each other;
• a plurality of said antenna elements engaged to said first surface of each said first planar substrate;
• a plurality of notches in each said first planar substrates having an open end and a terminating end;
• connectors located adjacent to each said terminating end, said connectors in electrical communication with a said antenna element proximate thereto;
• a plurality of said secondary planar members each having a first surface and having a second surface with an electrical pathway thereon, each said pathway terminating at connector points on one end and adapted for engagement with a transceiver on a second end;
• each of said secondary planar member having an engageable position in a said notch on each of said plurality of said first planar substrates thereby holding all of said plurality of said first planar substrates parallel and at a fixed distance to each other;
• individual said connecter points in an electrical communication with respective individual said antenna elements when said secondary planar member is in said engaged position;
• means for electronic switching to combine or separate electrical communication between said antenna elements to thereby provide means to control gain;
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• whereby an antenna array is formed by engagement of a secondary planar member with a said notch in each of said first planar members with each said antenna element thereby in electrical communication with a respective said second end of said electrical pathway which is adapted for engagement to a transceiver or electronic receiver.