Commscope Technologies LLC

Slavi Rumenov Baev

Ian Thomas Renilson

Matthew Robert Lewry

Alastair Douglas Wright

John S Curran

Allan Mitchell Tasker

Sharon Mackay

Allen Mitchell Tasker

In one embodiment, an antenna assembly includes a reflector antenna whose aperture is covered by a radome. The radome has a principle plane corresponding to the azimuth axis of the antenna. The radome has a bulk material and a pair of absorbers made of a radio-frequency (RF)-absorbent material different from the bulk material. The pair of absorbers are arranged symmetrically along the principle plane and about the center of the radome. The pair of absorbers are located near the perimeter of the radome and are at least partially embedded in the bulk material. The pair of absorbers cover from 4%-8% of the total aperture area of the antenna.

Antenna radome with absorbers

A radome for an antenna is provided as a composite of an isotropic outer layer and a structural layer of foamed polymer material. The composite is dimensioned to enclose an open end of the antenna. The radome may be retained upon the antenna by a retaining element and fasteners. The outer layer may be a polymer material with a water resistant characteristic. The structural layer may project inward and/or outward with respect to a plane of the seating surface of the radome.

Broad band radome for microwave antenna

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Slavi Rumenov Baev