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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1998
Frank J Alessi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Cynthia A Dixon, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Parthasarathy Ramanujam, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mon N Wong, Torrance, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A dual band omni directional antenna is disclosed. A dielectric cylinder supports a cone shaped reflector over a corrugated radio frequency horn. Orthogonal mode transducers produce and conduct circularly polarized radio frequency waves within the horn. The reflector, the horn, and the transducers are all coaxially disposed. The antenna produces a torodial radiation pattern in a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the axis of the antenna. Transmit and receive functions may be performed simultaneously using a single reflector and two orthogonal mode transducers.