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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
United States of America As Respresented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);
Ricardo Santoyo-Mejia, Chula Vista, CA (US);
David Carlos Dawson, Lemon Grove, CA (US);
Paul Michael McGinnis, San Diego, CA (US);
Marcos Ontiveros, Chula Vista, CA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A switchboard controller for a parasitic antenna array. The switchboard controller has an internal bias tee mounted within an RF-shielded enclosure. The internal bias tee has an RF port, a DC port, and an RF & DC port. The RF port is configured to be connected to a driven element of the parasitic array antenna, and the RF & DC port is configured to be connected to an RF and DC source. The switchboard controller also has a voltage regulator mounted within the enclosure and is electrically connected to the DC port. The switchboard controller also has a plurality of manual switches electrically connected to the voltage regulator, each switch operatively connected to a separate parasitic element of the parasitic array antenna. The switches are mounted on the back side of a frame in a-dimensional pattern that is similar to the physical layout of the parasitic elements.