ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD
A device comprising a plurality of metallic conical radiators, said conical radiators substantially hollow having a vertex end and a base end, a first cylindrical portion disposed annularly about the base end of the conical portion, a metallic second cylindrical portion coupled to the vertex of the conical portion, said cylindrical portion having a threaded aperture, and an antenna feed coupled to the threaded aperture. The device may have patches disposed on a substrate as a one or multi-dimensional array. An RF feed may be coupled to the radiators.
1 . A device comprising:
a plurality of conical radiators disposed in a linear array on an insulated substrate.
2 . The device of claim 1 wherein the radiators are spaced apart a distance of approximately either 8.75 centimeters or 4.2 centimeters.
3 . The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter of the base of the conical radiator is approximately either 5 centimeters or 2.4 centimeters.
4 . The device of claim 1 further including a feed connector electrically coupled to each conical radiator.
5 . The device of claim 4 wherein the feed connector is electrically coupled to a radio.
6 . The device of claim 5 wherein an access point is electronically coupled to the feed connector.
7 . The device of claim 1 further including:
a second conical radiators disposed in a linear array on the insulated substrate.
8 . The device of claim 7 wherein the radiators are spaced apart a distance of approximately either 8.75 centimeters or 4.2 centimeters.
9 . The device of claim 7 wherein the diameter of the base of the conical radiator is approximately either 5 centimeters or 2.4 centimeters.
10 . The device of claim 7 further including a feed connector electrically coupled to each conical radiator.
11 . The device of claim 7 wherein the feed connector is electrically coupled to a radio.
12 . The device of claim 11 wherein an access point is electronically coupled to the feed connector.
13 . A device comprising:
a plurality of electrically conductive patches, said patches disposed in a multi-dimensional array, and
a conical radiator coupled to each patch.
14 . The device of claim 13 wherein the radiators are spaced apart a distance of approximately either 8.75 centimeters or 4.2 centimeters.
15 . The device of claim 13 wherein the diameter of the base of the conical radiator is approximately either 5 centimeters or 2.4 centimeters.
16 . The device of claim 13 further including a feed connector electrically coupled to each conical radiator.
17 . The device of claim 16 wherein the feed connector is electrically coupled to a radio.
18 . The device of claim 16 wherein an access point is electronically coupled to the feed connector.
19 . The device of claim 13 wherein the multidimensional array is