Patent ID: 9653820
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H03H

Claim:
1. An antenna system, comprising: an M×N array configured to receive antenna elements; a plurality of first cards, each first card being one unitary piece and comprising a radio frequency integrated circuit active feed manifold for a first polarization comprising first antenna elements of the antenna elements and a plurality of first integrated circuits packages for an active splitter/combiner, and the first cards comprising printed circuits board paths interconnecting the first integrated circuit packages and the first antenna elements; and a plurality of second cards, each second card being one unitary piece and comprising a radio frequency integrated circuit active feed manifold for a second polarization comprising second antenna elements of the antenna elements and a plurality of second integrated circuit packages for an active splitter/combiner, the second cards comprising printed circuit board paths interconnecting the second integrated circuit packages and the second antenna elements, wherein the first cards are each disposed in a respective one of M rows of the M×N array and the second cards are each disposed in a respective one of N columns of the M×N array, wherein the first cards and second cards each have a first edge proximate the M×N array and a second edge opposite the first edge, the second edge being offset from the M×N array.