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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Walter Kepley, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Paul Gaske, Rockville, MD (US);
Michael Middeke, Jefferson, MD (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An antenna alignment apparatus and alignment method is used to effectively position an antenna used in a satellite communication system on the satellite orbital arc, and to ensure that a proper antenna polarization is achieved during installation or alignment of a remote station antenna. The apparatus includes a secondary receiving device mounted on the feed arm of the antenna at a specified distance from the primary receiving device located on the primary plane of the antenna. An antenna using this system and method may be properly aligned on the orbital arc using only simple receiving equipment.