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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3246-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.511193
