Patent ID: 9748629
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. A troposcatter terminal, comprising: a location receiver configured to receive first current location information associated with a local troposcatter antenna; a network interface configured to receive second current location information associated with a distant troposcatter antenna; an antenna control unit configured to determine a heading from the local troposcatter antenna to the distant troposcatter antenna, an azimuth angle for the local troposcatter antenna, and an elevation angle for the local troposcatter antenna, the heading, the azimuth angle, and the elevation angle based on the first location information and the second location information; and a motor controller configured to point the local troposcatter antenna according to the heading, the azimuth angle, and the elevation angle determined by the antenna control unit to establish troposcatter communications between the local troposcatter antenna and the distant troposcatter antenna.