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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Andrew Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Claudio Biancotto, Edinburgh, GB;
Christopher D Hills, Glenrothes, GB;
Alexander Thomson, Livingston, GB;
Andrew LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A modular feed network is provided with a segment base provided with a feed aperture, a corner cavity at each corner and a tap cavity at a mid-section of each of two opposite sides. A segment top is provided with a plurality of output ports. The segment top is dimensioned to seat upon the segment base to form a segment pair. the segment base provided with a plurality of waveguides between cavities of the segment base. The modular feed network is configurable via a range of feed, bypass and/or power divider taps seated in the apertures and/or cavities to form a waveguide network of varied numbers of output ports by routing across one or more of the segment tops. For example, the modular feed network may comprise 1, 4 or 16 of the segment bases retained side to side.