Patent ID: 6121925
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A data-link and antenna selection assembly for providing a pre-selected degree azimuth coverage, said assembly being mountable on a vehicle and comprising: a plurality of conformal antenna arrays, said arrays being positioned on the vehicle so as jointly to provide the pre-selected azimuth coverage, each of said arrays being adapted to receive and transmit RF signals and conforming to ant host surface on which said array is mounted; a transmitter; a receiver; a data-link controller coupled simultaneously to said transmitter and receiver, said data-link controller setting the functional frequencies of said transmitter and said receiver and controlling the strength of RF signals transmitted by said transmitter; a means for selecting the antenna array having the largest signal strength; and a means for implementing subsequent transmission and reception of RF signals via said antenna array having the largest signal strength.