Compact microwave terrestrial radio utilizing monolithic microwave integrated circuits
First Claim
1. An integrated point-to-point microwave radio frequency unit/antenna, comprising:
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a microwave antenna affixed to and integral with the housing and having an antenna input/output feed contained entirely within the housing; and
a microwave radio frequency transceiver electronics package within the housing, the transceiver electronics package comprisinga transmitter intermediate frequency processor having a baseband-frequency input and a microwave output,a receiver intermediate frequency processor having a microwave input and a baseband-frequency output,a microwave transmitter having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave transmitter having an input in communication with the microwave output of the transmitter intermediate frequency processor and an output in microwave communication with the antenna input/output feed, anda microwave receiver having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave receiver having an input in communication with the antenna input/output feed and an output in microwave communication with the microwave input of the receiver intermediate frequency processor.
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Abstract
An integrated point-to-point microwave radio frequency unit/antenna has a housing, a microwave antenna affixed to the front face of the housing, and a microwave radio frequency transceiver electronics package within the housing. The transceiver electronics package includes a circuit board having transmitter and receiver intermediate frequency processors. The transceiver electronics package further includes a microwave transmitter and a microwave receiver, each utilizing monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture. The signals of the microwave transmitter and microwave receiver are preferably of different frequencies and are diplexed for communication with the antenna.
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23 Claims
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1. An integrated point-to-point microwave radio frequency unit/antenna, comprising:
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a housing; a microwave antenna affixed to and integral with the housing and having an antenna input/output feed contained entirely within the housing; and a microwave radio frequency transceiver electronics package within the housing, the transceiver electronics package comprising a transmitter intermediate frequency processor having a baseband-frequency input and a microwave output, a receiver intermediate frequency processor having a microwave input and a baseband-frequency output, a microwave transmitter having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave transmitter having an input in communication with the microwave output of the transmitter intermediate frequency processor and an output in microwave communication with the antenna input/output feed, and a microwave receiver having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave receiver having an input in communication with the antenna input/output feed and an output in microwave communication with the microwave input of the receiver intermediate frequency processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An integrated point-to-point microwave radio frequency unit/antenna, comprising:
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a housing having a front face; a microwave antenna affixed to, integral with, and forming a portion of the front face of the housing and having an antenna input/output feed contained entirely within the housing; a microwave diplexer within the housing and having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave diplexer having as an input/output the antenna input/output feed, a microwave transmitter input, and a microwave receiver output; a microwave radio frequency transceiver electronics package within the housing, the transceiver electronics package comprising a circuit board having a transmitter intermediate frequency processor having a baseband-frequency input and a microwave output, and a receiver intermediate frequency processor having a microwave input and a baseband-frequency output; a microwave transmitter having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave transmitter having an input in communication with the microwave output of the transmitter intermediate frequency processor and an output in microwave communication with the microwave transmitter input of the microwave diplexer; a microwave receiver having a monolithic microwave integrated circuit architecture, the microwave receiver having an input in communication with the antenna input/output feed and an output in microwave communication with the microwave receiver input of the microwave diplexer; a power supply within the housing, the power supply having power leads to the circuit board, the microwave transmitter, and the microwave receiver; and a controller within the housing, the controller being in communication with the circuit board, the microwave transmitter, and the microwave receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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