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Enclosure for radio, parabolic dish antenna, and side lobe shields

  • US 9,871,302 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2016
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tower, comprising:

  • a plurality of receivers or transceivers disposed in proximity to one another on the tower, each of the plurality of receivers or transceivers comprising a dish antenna, the dish antenna comprising;

    a parabolic circular reflector bounded by a side lobe shield that extends along a longitudinal axis of the dish antenna in a forward direction forming a front cavity, and a sidewall that extends along the longitudinal axis of the dish antenna in a rearward direction forming a rear cavity, the side lobe shield being configured to reduce transmission of side lobe radiation, as well as reduce receipt of side lobe radiation emitted by adjacent ones of the plurality of receivers or transceivers, wherein the rear cavity receives a printed circuit board assembly, the rear cavity being defined by a sidewall that extends in an opposing direction from a back surface of the parabolic circular reflector, a mounting surface being disposed within the rear cavity, the printed circuit board assembly being recessed inside the rear cavity and coupled to the mounting surface.

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