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Aviation transponder

  • US 10,705,199 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2017
  • Issued: 07/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aviation transponder comprising:

  • a housing;

    at least one antenna port;

    at least one input port to receive sensor data;

    at least one controller configured to control at least a portion of operations of the aviation transponder;

    a local oscillator configured to generate a radio signal at a first frequency;

    a distribution component coupled to the local oscillator and configured to selectively couple the local oscillator to a transmit path or a mixer associated with a receive path; and

    a switch coupled to an antenna path and configured to selectively couple the antenna path to the transmit path or to the receive path;

    wherein the antenna path includes at least one first filter;

    wherein the transmit path includes at least one transmit amplifier;

    wherein the receive path including at least;

    at least one receive amplifier;

    at least one second filter; and

    the mixer; and

    wherein the at least one controller is configured to, at a first time;

    enable the at least one transmit amplifier;

    cause the switch to couple the transmit path to the antenna path; and

    cause the at least one antenna port to output an identification signal.

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