Antenna assembly and method of operation thereof

The invention concerns an antenna assembly and a method of operation thereof. In one arrangement, the antenna assembly can include a first antenna element and a second antenna element, electrically disconnected from the first antenna element and a switching element to selectively connect the first a...

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Main Authors Candal, Alejandro, Allen, Aaron R, Gonzalez, Jose M, Staszesky, Francis M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.12.2008
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Summary:The invention concerns an antenna assembly and a method of operation thereof. In one arrangement, the antenna assembly can include a first antenna element and a second antenna element, electrically disconnected from the first antenna element and a switching element to selectively connect the first antenna element and the second antenna element. In another arrangement, the method can include the steps of sliding the switching element to a first position to operate the antenna assembly in a first mode of operation and sliding the switching element to a second position to operate the antenna assembly in a second mode of operation. As an example, in the first mode of operation, the antenna assembly can operate as a one-half wavelength antenna. In the second mode of operation, the antenna assembly can operate as a quarter wavelength antenna.