Patent ID: 7439920
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna for use with a satellite radio, comprising: a coupler including a connector adapted to connect to a satellite radio, and a balun; a first radiator section having a housing within which a printed circuit board including a low noise amplifier is mounted, and a flexible conductor connected between said coupler and said housing; a second radiator section connected to said first radiator section, said flexible conductor permitting articulation of said first radiator section and said second radiator section relative to said coupler; a coaxial cable coupled at one end to said connector and to said balun of said coupler, and at the opposite end to said printed circuit board of said first radiator section; and said connector, said balun and one end of said flexible conductor being axially aligned with one another and collectively embedded within a non-conductive body, said non-conductive body being overwrapped with a protective material to form said coupler.