Patent ID: 6496156
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna feed horn assembly, comprising:a circularly symmetric feed horn structure defining a circular aperture, wherein the feed horn structure includes an end opposite the circular aperture; a circularly symmetric splash plate disposed above the circular aperture, such that a longitudinal axis passing through a center of the circular aperture substantially passes through a center of the splash plate; a first electrical conductor disposed along the longitudinal axis, the first electrical conductor having two ends wherein, one of the two ends of the first electrical conductor is mounted to the center of the splash plate and the other end of the electrical conductor is an open end; and a second conductor, wherein the second conductor extends from the end towards the circular aperture; wherein the end of the feed horn structure defines an endplate, and wherein the second conductor extends from a center of the end plate towards a center of the circular aperture.