Patent ID: 8081134

Claim:
A phased array antenna aperture comprising: a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a rhomboidal shape on a rhomboidal shaped printed wiring board; a connector electrically and mechanically coupled to said printed wiring board along and extending laterally from a peripheral edge portion of the printed wiring board for supplying power and logic signals to said printed wiring board; further comprising an additional plurality of printed wiring boards each having an additional plurality of antenna elements thereon, each said additional printed wiring board also having a rhomboidal shape and an associated connector extending laterally from a peripheral edge portion thereof, said printed wiring board and said additional printed wiring boards that each is a subarray abutted against edges of one another to form an enlarged antenna aperture without a gap between rows or columns of said additional antenna elements and said antenna elements; and a bus bar extending along at least a portion of a periphery for communicating with said connectors to supply power to said printed wiring board and said additional printed wiring boards without creating gaps between rows or columns of adjacently placed subarrays.