Patent ID: 6219007
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna assembly that is tuned to a frequency band of a signal of a wireless communications device for adjusting the signals of amplifiers and line extenders of a broadband communications cable, comprising:a conducting sleeve having a hollow first end and a hollow second end,a helical antenna coil connected in one end of the conducting sleeve,a length of coaxial cable having a central conductor connected in the hollow second end of the sleeve and providing a second electrical connection, the cable having a dielectric concentrically surrounding the central conductor, the cable having an outer conducting shield concentrically surrounding the dielectric,a housing,an axial bore through the housing,the sleeve having a friction fit connection in the axial bore through the housing,the coil projecting from the sleeve and from the axial bore and outward of the housing,the coil being enclosed by a hollow radome that is mounted to the housing,the housing being adapted for connection to an exterior panel of a portable, wireless communications device for adjusting signals of amplifiers and line extenders of a broadband communication cable, wherein, a threaded shaft on the housing projects from a panel facing surface of the housing, the axial bore extends through the threaded shaft, the threaded shaft receives a threaded nut thereon, a seal surrounds the threaded shaft and is received against the panel facing surface to form a seal therewith, and the cable projects from the sleeve and from the axial bore and from the threaded shaft for connection of the antenna assembly to a location behind the exterior panel of the portable, communications device for adjusting the signals of the amplifiers and line extenders.