Patent ID: 9698465
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. A method for changing the position of antennas about a tower, the method comprising: providing a ring structure on a tower, the ring structure including a channel that extends about a perimeter of the ring structure and a junction disposed along the perimeter at which the channel includes a first path and a second path; mounting a first antenna on the ring structure using a first antenna carriage that fits within and that is moveable along a length of the channel; mounting a second antenna on the ring structure using a second antenna carriage that fits within and that is moveable along the length of the channel, the second antenna being positioned along the ring structure to a first side of the first antenna; moving the first antenna carriage into the junction and along the first path; moving the second antenna carriage into the junction and along the second path; and moving the first and second antenna carriages out of the junction with the second antenna positioned to a second side of the first antenna, the second side being opposite the first side.