Light weight portable phased array antenna
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1. An apparatus for receiving communication signals from satellites, comprising:
- a plate of light channel material formed from a plurality of aligned subplates, the plate and each of the subplates having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a plurality of antenna nodes supported on the top surface of each of the subplates of the plate;
a support stand detachably fixed to the bottom surface of the plate;
an electronic control unit at least one of the antenna nodes in the plurality of antenna nodes communicating through the pate of light channel material with the electronic control unit;
wherein the plate, the plurality of antenna nodes, the electronic control unit, and the support stand interconnect to form a lightweight portable antenna assembly that is easily disassembled.
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Abstract
An antenna system for receiving communication signals from satellites having plurality of subplates, a plurality of antenna nodes supported on the top surface of each subplate, and an electronic control unit to which the subplates are fixed and aligned and a collapsible support stand fixed to the bottom of the electronic control unit opposite the subplates in which the subplates, electronic control unit and stand interconnect to form an easily assembled lightweight antenna assembly that may be disassembled into easily portable components.
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1. An apparatus for receiving communication signals from satellites, comprising:
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a plate of light channel material formed from a plurality of aligned subplates, the plate and each of the subplates having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a plurality of antenna nodes supported on the top surface of each of the subplates of the plate;
a support stand detachably fixed to the bottom surface of the plate;
an electronic control unit at least one of the antenna nodes in the plurality of antenna nodes communicating through the pate of light channel material with the electronic control unit;
wherein the plate, the plurality of antenna nodes, the electronic control unit, and the support stand interconnect to form a lightweight portable antenna assembly that is easily disassembled.
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2. An apparatus for receiving communication signals from satellites, comprising:
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a plate of light channel material formed from a plurality of aligned subplates, each of the subplates having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a plurality of antenna nodes supported on the top surface of each of the subplates;
an electronic control unit contained in a housing that has a bottom surface, at least one of the antenna nodes in the plurality of antenna nodes communicating through the plate of light channel material with the electronic control unit;
a collapsible support stand detachably fixed to the bottom surface of the housing;
wherein the plate with the plurality of antenna nodes, the electronic control unit, and the support stand interconnect to form a lightweight antenna assembly that may be disassembled into easly portable components.
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3. An apparatus for receiving communication signals from satellites, comprising:
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a plate of light channel material, the plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the plate being formed from a plurality of subplates formed of light channel material;
a plurality of antenna nodes supported on the top surface of the plate;
a support stand detachably attached to the bottom surface of the plate, the support stand having an electronic control unit detachably attached to the bottom side of the plate;
wherein the plate, the plurality of antenna nodes, and the support stand interconnect to form a lightweight portable antenna assembly. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An apparatus for receiving communication signals from satellites, comprising:
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a plate of light channel material formed from a plurality of aligned subplates, the plate and each of the subplates having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a plurality of antenna nodes supported on the top surface of the subplates;
a support stand detachably attached to the bottom surface of the plate;
wherein the plate, the plurality of antenna nodes, and the support stand interconnect to form a lightweight portable antenna assembly. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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