Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5.3 GHz Microstrip Patch Antennas U-Slot Tuned Probe Fed Design Traditional Probe Fed Design 5 CM 1.7:1 VSWR BW = 250 MHz 1.7:1 VSWR BW = 160 MHz

Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5.3 GHz Microstrip Patch Antennas Single Rectangular Patch Antenna Radiation Pattern

Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5 Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5.3 GHz Receive Patch Antennas with Integral Low Noise Amplifier 3.3 CM 6.3 CM Antenna Gain = +6 dBi Low Noise Amp Gain = +18 dB LNA Noise Figure @5.3 GHz = 2.5 dB

Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5 Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5.3 GHz Transmit Patch Antennas with Integral BPF and RF Power Amplifier 3.3 CM 6.3 CM BPF + PA Power Output = +18 dBm BPF + PA Signal Gain = + 15 dB Patch Antenna Gain = +6 dBi ERP = +24 dBm

Integral BPF and Power Divider Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5.3 GHz Omni Transmit Patch Antenna Array Rev 2 PCB 10 CM +20 dBm ERP Per Switched Sector Integral BPF and Power Divider Prototype Omni Array

Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5 Rapidly Deployable Radio Network 5.3 GHz Omni Transmit Patch Antenna Array First Prototype Omni Array Radiation Pattern REV 2 Array Element Spacing Increased to Eliminate Deep Nulls Induced by Patch Antenna Interaction in Omni Mode