Patent ID: 7657243

Claim:
An antenna section for use in a radio frequency (RF) transceiver front-end, the antenna section comprising: a first plurality of antennas for transmitting in accordance with a first directional circular polarization, the first plurality of antennas positioned in accordance with a corresponding one of a plurality of transmit axial orientations, wherein each of the first plurality of antennas has a conductive antenna pattern on a first surface of a supporting substrate, wherein the first plurality of antennas includes: a first antenna for transmitting first amplified outbound RF signals; and a second antenna for transmitting second amplified outbound RF signals that are orthogonal to the first amplified outbound RF signals: a second plurality of antennas for receiving in accordance with a second directional circular polarization that is opposite to the first circular polarization, the second plurality of antennas positioned in accordance with a corresponding one of a plurality of receive axial orientations, wherein each of the second plurality of antennas has the conductive antenna pattern on the first surface of the supporting substrate, and wherein the plurality of transmit axial orientations is interleaved with the plurality of receive axial orientations, wherein the second plurality of antennas includes: a third antenna for receiving inbound RF signals to produce first received RF signals; and a fourth antenna for receiving the inbound RF signals to produce second received RF signals.