Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – With means for moving directive antenna for scanning,...
Patent
1996-05-01
1999-02-09
Wimer, Michael C.
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
With means for moving directive antenna for scanning,...
343781R, 343786, 343DIG2, H01Q 312
Patent
active
058700609
ABSTRACT:
A steerable feeder link antenna is formed of a steerable reflector and a stationary feed horn assembly. A novel feed horn assembly allows dual mode transmit and receive functions for circularly polarized microwaves. The feed horn assembly includes a four arm turnstile junction coupled to a feed horn through the feed horn's side wall to couple transmit frequencies and an axially coupled transmission line for the receive frequencies. Each turnstile junction arm incorporates chokes for the receive frequencies. The transmission line's cut off frequency is above the transmit frequency to prevent transmit signals from interfering with receive signal receivers.
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Chen Chun-Hong Harry
Kwon Young Suck
Goldman Ronald M.
TRW Inc.
Wimer Michael C.
Yatsko Michael S.
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