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Jim Wight

Roland A Smith

Mike Skof

Peter Frank

David J Roscoe

Joel Hadden

A method and system for providing a switchable waveguide are provided. According to some aspects, a switched waveguide has a waveguide structure having a reflector located within the waveguide structure. The switched waveguide also includes a radio frequency (RF) switch configured to connect and disconnect the reflector to the waveguide structure.

Radio frequency switchable waveguide

Controllable directional antenna apparatus and method preferably includes structure and/or steps whereby a Yagi antenna array has a first driven element, a first reflector, and plurality of first directors disposed on a common substrate. The first reflector is bent such that (i) an unbent length thereof is longer than a length of the first driven element, but (ii) a bent length thereof is shorter than the length of the first driven element. A second driven element is also disposed on the common substrate but is angled with respect to the first driven element. A second reflector and a plurality of second directors are also disposed on the common substrate. The second reflector is bent like the first reflector, to reduce the footprint of the array on the substrate. Preferably, the Yagi antenna elements are printed on a printed circuit board.

Controllable directional antenna apparatus and method

In the past, parabolic offset reflector antennas were fed a signal through a corrugated horn in order to optimize field distribution and polarization at the reflector. It has been found that cost savings and other advantages are realized by using an array of radiating patches. The geometrical placement of the radiating patches and the power distribution to each patch is arranged such that radiated energy from the patches sums at the reflector surface to produce the predetermined field distribution and polarization.

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Jim Wight