MICROCELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
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1. A radio frequency (RF) communications system comprising:
- a local RF communications device;
an RF antenna comprisinga conical RF launch structure coupled to said local RF communications device, andan elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end coupled to said conical RF launch structure and a distal end spaced apart from said conical RF launch structure to define an elongate RF coverage pattern; and
at least one remote RF communications device within the elongate RF coverage pattern to wirelessly communicate with said local RF communications device.
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Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) communications system includes a local RF communications device and an RF antenna including a conical RF launch structure coupled to the local RF communications device, and an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end coupled to the conical RF launch structure and a distal end spaced apart from the conical RF launch structure to define an elongate RF coverage pattern. The elongate conductor may be a coaxial cable. At least one remote RF communications device, within the elongate RF coverage pattern, wirelessly communicates with the local RF communications device.
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24 Claims
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1. A radio frequency (RF) communications system comprising:
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a local RF communications device; an RF antenna comprising a conical RF launch structure coupled to said local RF communications device, and an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end coupled to said conical RF launch structure and a distal end spaced apart from said conical RF launch structure to define an elongate RF coverage pattern; and at least one remote RF communications device within the elongate RF coverage pattern to wirelessly communicate with said local RF communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A radio frequency (RF) antenna to provide an elongate RF coverage pattern comprising:
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a conical RF launch structure configured to be coupled to a local RF communications device; and an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end coupled to said conical RF launch structure and a distal end spaced apart from said conical RF launch structure to define an elongate RF coverage pattern to permit wireless communication between the local RF communications device and at least one remote RF communications device within the elongate RF coverage pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for establishing an elongate radio frequency (RF) coverage pattern comprising:
coupling a proximal end of an elongate electrical conductor to a conical RF launch structure and positioning a distal end of the elongate electrical conductor in spaced apart relation from the conical RF launch structure to define the elongate RF coverage pattern to permit wireless communication between a local RF communications device coupled to the conical RF launch structure and at least one remote RF communications device within the elongate RF coverage pattern. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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