Side-to-side repeater
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1. A modular repeater comprising:
- a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one patch antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing.
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A modular repeater includes a housing having a pair of substantially 180° oppositely facing surfaces. At least one antenna element is mounted to each of these surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of these surfaces. An electronic circuit is mounted within the housing and operatively couples signals between at least one antenna element on each of the oppositely facing surfaces of the module housing.
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1. A modular repeater comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one patch antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A modular repeater comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing, wherein said electronic circuit includes a signal strength circuit and further including a display element operatively coupled with said signal strength circuit and visible from externally of said housing for indicating alignment of said modular repeater with a signal source providing signal strength equal to or greater than a preselected threshold.
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12. An indoor repeater comprising a repeater module mounted to an inside surface of an enclosed area such as a building or the like, in a location generally facing a signal source, said repeater module comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one patch antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An indoor repeater comprising a repeater module mounted to an inside surface of an enclosed area such as a building or the like, in a location generally facing a signal source, said repeater module comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of-the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing, wherein said electronic circuit includes a signal strength circuit and further including a display element operatively coupled with said signal strength circuit and visible form externally of said housing or indicating alignment of said repeater module with a signal source providing signal strength equal to or greater than a preselected threshold.
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22. An indoor repeater system for use in an enclosed area such as a building or the like, comprising a plurality of repeater modules, at least one of said repeater modules being mounted in a location for receiving an optimal signal level from a signal source external to said enclosed area, and the other repeater modules being placed for distributing communication signals around at least a desired portion of the enclosed area, each of said repeater modules comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one patch antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said oppositely facing surfaces of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An indoor repeater system for use in an enclosed area such as a building or the like, comprising a plurality of repeater modules, at least one of said repeater modules being mounted in a location for receiving an optimal signal level from a signal source external to said enclosed area, and the other repeater modules being placed for distributing communication signals around at least a desired portion of the enclosed area, each of said repeater modules comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said oppositely facing surfaces of said housing, wherein said electronic circuit includes a signal strength circuit and further including a display element operatively coupled with said signal strength circuit and visible from externally of said housing for indicating alignment of said module with a signal source providing signal strength equal to or greater than a preselected threshold.
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32. An outdoor repeater module installable on a tower or other elevated structure comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one patch antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said oppositely facing surfaces of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An outdoor repeater module installable on a tower or other elevated structure comprising:
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a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
at least one antenna element mounted to each of said surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said surfaces; and
an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said oppositely facing surfaces of said housing, wherein said electronic circuit includes a signal strength circuit and further including a display element operatively coupled with said signal strength circuit and visible from externally of said housing for indicating alignment of said module with a signal source providing signal strength equal to or greater than a preselected threshold.
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41. A method of constructing a modular repeater comprising:
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providing a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
mounting at least one patch antenna element to each of said oppositely facing surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said oppositely facing surfaces;
mounting an electronic circuit within said housing, said electronic circuit operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of constructing a modular repeater comprising:
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providing a housing having a pair of substantially 180°
oppositely facing surfaces;
mounting at least one antenna element to each of said oppositely facing surfaces for radiating energy in a direction opposite to that of the antenna element mounted to the other of said oppositely facing surfaces;
mounting an electronic circuit within said housing, said electronic circuit operatively coupling signals between at least one antenna element on each of said pair of oppositely facing surfaces of said housing, said electronic circuit determining signal strength and further including coupling a display element with electronic circuit and mounting said display element so as to be visible from externally of said housing for indicating alignment of said modular repeater with a signal source providing a signal strength equal to or greater than a preselected threshold.
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