Distributed active transmit and/or receive antenna

Details Distributed active transmit and/or receive antenna Distributed active transmit and/or receive antenna

2006-01-03

2006-01-03

Feild, Joseph (Department: 2681)

Telecommunications

Transmitter and receiver at same station

Radiotelephone equipment detail

C455S129000, C455S269000

Reexamination Certificate

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06983174

ABSTRACT:
A distributed antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements, duplexers and amplifiers, each amplifier and duplexer operatively coupled with one of said antenna elements and mounted closely adjacent to the associated antenna element in such a manner as incidences of insertion loss, noise and system failure are reduced.

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