Patent ID: 7724176

Claim:
An antenna array comprising: an elongated top rail disposed parallel to an elongated bottom rail; a plurality of racks coupled between the elongated top rail and the elongated bottom rail, each of the plurality of racks operable to be rotated about an axis and disposed at a spaced apart distance from each other, the spaced apart distance between each rack being adjustable, the axis of each of the plurality of racks being essentially parallel to one another; and a plurality of antenna elements that are configured to transmits and receive microwave radiation in the L-band are configured on each of the plurality of racks, the plurality of antenna elements in each rack having an axial orientation that is essentially similar to one another and having a second orientation that is adjustable relative to one another, the second orientation being normal to the axial orientation; wherein the plurality of antenna elements configured on at least one of the plurality of racks is operable to transmit microwave radiation and the plurality of antenna elements configured on the other plurality of rack are operable to receive electromagnetic radiation.