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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2002
James J. Rawnick, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Timothy E. Durham, Palm Bay, FL (US);
William F. Croswell, Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns an array of radiating elements. A first plurality of antenna elements in a first plane in an array configuration is configured for operating on a first band of frequencies. A second plurality of planar antenna elements in an array configuration is configured for operating on a second frequency band, the second plurality of antenna elements is also positioned in the first plane. A first effective ground plane is provided for the first plurality of antenna elements and a second effective ground plane is provided for the second plurality of antenna elements. A first spacing between the first plurality of elements and the first effective ground plane is different from a second spacing between the second plurality of elements and the second effective ground plane. According to one embodiment, the second plurality of elements are adjacent to one another in a unitary cluster that is disposed within the first plurality of elements.