Patent ID: 11870155
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A base station antenna, comprising:
a reflector,
an antenna array on the front side of the reflector;
a calibration device; and
a baseplate,
wherein the calibration device and the baseplate are provided on the rear side of the reflector, and the calibration device is mounted on the baseplate,
wherein the calibration device includes a dielectric substrate and a metal pattern printed on the dielectric substrate,
wherein the metal pattern includes at least a portion of a calibration circuit, and
wherein a first portion of the calibration circuit is on a first major surface of the dielectric substrate and a second portion of the calibration circuit is on a second major surface of the dielectric substrate opposite the first major surface, and the first portion of the calibration circuit includes a radio frequency (“RF”) port and a coupler.