Patent ID: 8159385

Claim:
A mono-static conductive line radar system comprising: a mono-static conductive line radar comprising a signal surface wave launcher physically attached to a power line, said signal surface wave launcher comprising: a signal surface wave transceiver; at least one RF communications transceiver with integrated antenna; and at least one signal processor; said signal surface wave transceiver transmitting a wave signal along said power line, wherein a signal radiates from said wave signal in a plurality of directions from said power line; said signal surface wave transceiver receives reflected signals from at least one target from said signal radiated in a plurality of directions from said power line within a distance from said power line along a length of said power line; said at least one signal processor detects said at least one target from said reflected signals received from at least said signal surface wave transceiver; wherein said at least one RF communications transceiver with integrated antenna receives control signals from a control station and transmits target detections to said control station when said at least one target is detected, and wherein said at least one RF communications transceiver with integrated antenna transmits said control signals to an adjacent signal surface wave launcher to bypass a failed RF communications transceiver.