Patent ID: 6357127
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A tool for aligning an antenna with an azimuth using a landmark, said tool comprising:a substantially flat, rigid transparent substrate, the substrate having a receiving portion adapted to receive a structure of the antenna, said receiving portion being configured such that when the structure is received by said tool an alignment axis of the tool is substantially coaxial with an adjustment axis of the antenna; wherein said receiving portion is an aperture extending through said transparent substrate; a first indicium coupled to the substrate adapted to be used to align said tool with a reference surface on the antenna about the alignment axis of the tool; and a second indicium positioned on the substrate along a radial extending from said alignment axis of the tool, said second indicium having an angular relationship about said alignment axis of the tool with said first indicium such that when said tool is oriented such that said second indiciurn is positioned on a radial between the adjustment axis of the antenna and the landmark when viewed from proximity to the antenna and the first indicium is aligned with the reference surface of the antenna, the antenna will be aligned with the azimuth.