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US 5204686

RF FEED ARRAY

Assignee

TRW INC., A OHIO CORP.

Filed

Apr 6, 1988

Granted

Apr 20, 1993

Location

Redondo Beach CA (TRW)

Abstract

An RF radiating system possesses high efficiency and reliability, including built in rain margin capability, in a structure that associates a plurality of solid state RF amplifiers with an antenna in an antenna array. In a specific aspect the system comprises a plurality of sources of RF carrier signals of at least two different frequencies; and radiating means for radiating an RF signal of a given frequency in multiple power levels in a first directionally steerable beam and for alternately or simultaneously radiating at least one additional RF signal of a different frequency in a directionally steerable beam separate from said first beam; said last named means including a plurality of discrete solid state amplifier means for coupling and amplifying signals from said source to said radiating means.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Oct 3, 1988

Rescinded

Jul 7, 1992

Duration

3 years, 9 months

Inventor

  • 1PETER G. PETRELIS

Sensitive facility: Redondo Beach CA (TRW)

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