Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – With coupling network or impedance in the leadin
Patent
1981-06-09
1983-06-07
Moore, David K.
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
With coupling network or impedance in the leadin
343833, 343786, H01Q 326
Patent
active
043873782
ABSTRACT:
An antenna (50) is disclosed herein whose phase center may be electrically moved relative to a main receiving/radiating element. The main receiving element (56) is located in a cavity (54) in a ground plane (52). Spaced around the main receiving element are a number of paracletic elements (58, 60, 62, 64), each of which has at least two switchable reactance states. In one state, there is little coupling between the paracletic element and the main receiving element. In another state, coupling is increased so that the phase center of the antenna shifts towards the paracletic element. A sequencer (100) supplies bias voltages to switching diodes (84, 86) to control the reactance states of the paracletic elements and thus the position of the phase center of the antenna. The antenna may be used as a tracking feed (14) for a directional lens or reflector system (12).
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Harris Corporation
Moore David K.
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