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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andreas Dirk Fuchs, Orion Township, MI (US);
Ronald Andrew Marino, Flushing, MI (US);
Assignee:
RecepTec L.L.C., Holly, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 2/100 ; H01Q 2/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 2/100 ; H01Q 2/126 ;
Abstract
A combination satellite and terrestrial antenna system for a single-source application. A first embodiment includes a cross dipole for receiving the circularly polarized satellite signals, and a plurality of monopoles for receiving linearly polarized terrestrial signals. The mono-poles are arranged symmetrically about the cross dipole. Alternative embodiments include a helix antenna for receiving the satellite signals, and one or more linear antennas arranged symmetrically with respect to the helix for the terrestrial signals.