Patent ID: 8014815
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H04B,H04M,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A hand-held radioterminal comprising: a transceiver that is configured for space-based communications and for terrestrial wireless communications; an antenna that is selectively configurable in at least a low profile position and/or orientation and a high profile position and/or orientation, wherein the low profile position and/or orientation of the antenna is different than the high profile position and/or orientation of the antenna; and a satellite interlock that is configured to prevent the transceiver from transmitting communications at a high power and/or EIRP that is greater than or equal to a threshold responsive to the antenna being configured in the low profile position and/or orientation, to allow the transceiver to transmit communications at the high power and/or EIRP responsive to the antenna being configured in the high profile position and/or orientation, and to allow the transceiver to transmit communications at a low power and/or EIRP that is less than or equal to a threshold independent of the antenna's position and/or orientation.