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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Torbjorn Johnson, Vaxholm, SE;
John Schadler, Raymond, ME (US);
Torbjorn Johnson, Vaxholm, SE;
John Schadler, Raymond, ME (US);
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Radio Innovation Sweden AB, Kista, SE;
Abstract
A super economical broadcast system and method are provided. The system includes a plurality of base transceiver stations that define a plurality of respective cells, each base transceiver station includes a phased-array antenna having a plurality of sectors, each sector has a plurality of vertically-arranged antenna panels, and each antenna panel has a plurality of vertically-arranged radiators disposed in at least two staggered columns. The method includes forming a horizontally and vertically shaped beam using a plurality of vertically-arranged antenna panels, in which each antenna panel has a plurality of vertically-arranged radiators disposed in at least two staggered columns, and transmitting a power distribution that has an essentially uniform field strength over a near zone, a middle zone and at least a portion of a far zone.