Patent ID: 8497813

Claim:
A panel antenna, comprising: an enclosure, the enclosure including a rear panel, a first side wall, and a second side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, the rear panel and the walls defining a cavity, the walls further defining an aperture through which the cavity of the enclosure may be accessed, an internal cover, the internal cover being dimensioned to overlap an area defined by the aperture of the enclosure and providing an environmental seal and electromagnetic shielding for the cavity, the internal cover having at least one RF radiating module fastened to an exterior surface thereof, at least one micro radio mounted to an internal surface of the first side wall, the micro radio being coupled to the RF radiating module; a first heat sink, mounted to an external surface of the first side wall, and a radome, the radome mounting to the internal cover and enclosing the RF radiating module; wherein a flange joins the first and second side walls and the top and bottom wall, and a lip extends from the flange, further defining the aperture through which the cavity of the enclosure may be accessed, the lip being engaged by the internal cover to provide the environmental seal.