Andrew Corporation

Arthur George Roberts

Peter Bruce Graham

Andrew Thomas Gray

Daniel Rhodes

An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (-); and a feed network (-) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means () for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting () means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means () for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.

Cellular antenna

A dual polarization patch antenna comprising a patch, first and second pairs of orthogonally disposed probes feeding said patch, and a first feed network for feeding said first pair of probes from a first feed point. The first feed network comprises a first feed path from said first feed point to a first probe, a second feed path from said first feed point to a second probe, said second feed path being of a different electrical length to said first feed path such as to cause cancellation of signals from said first and second probes at said second pair of probes, and a first frequency dependent element provided in said first feed path for maintaining the desired cancellation over a desired frequency range. A second feed network for feeding said second pair of probes from a second feed point comprises a third feed path from said second feed point to a third probe, a fourth feed path from said second feed point to a fourth probe, said fourth path being of a different electrical length to the third feed path such as to cause cancellation of signals from the third and fourth probes at said first pair of probes, and a second frequency dependent element provided in said third feed path for maintaining the desired cancellation over a desired frequency range.

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Wellington, New Zealand

Arthur George Roberts