DocumentCode
2229908
Title
A low-cost active antenna for personal communications
Author
Avitabile, G. ; Salvador, C. ; Gentili, G.B.
Author_Institution
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica, Florence Univ., Italy
Volume
2
fYear
1996
fDate
17-21 June 1996
Firstpage
983
Abstract
The paper introduces an active antenna module which performs both receiving and transmitting operations with an extremely reduced number of components. Receiving operations, in particular, are based on a quasi-regenerative approach, which guarantees an high sensitivity while maintaining a quite simple structure. Experimental results are reported describing a rugged 2.4 GHz ISM band prototype.
Keywords
active antennas; microstrip antennas; microwave links; mobile antennas; mobile radio; personal communication networks; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; 2.4 GHz; ISM band prototype; UHF; antenna module; low-cost active antenna; personal communications; quasi-regenerative approach; receiving operations; transmitting operations; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Frequency shift keying; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Microstrip antennas; Oscillators; Reflector antennas; Thickness measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3246-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.511193
Filename
511193
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