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This dual band feed consists of two metal plates. The larger one works in
the lower 900 MHz band, above it is a plate with a smaller slot radiator. Both
antennas are driven by slot radiators and thus have a single feed line.
If dipole antennas are used as emitters, then it is necessary to set a separate
dipole for each waveband. Individual dipoles
must have their own feed line,
which, of course, reduces overall system reliability
and increases power
consumption. An example of such a design is a Kathrein antenna for the same
frequency range as discussed above:
Fig.8.12. Dipole construction of Base station antenna system.
Thus, the dipoles for the lower frequency range are, as it were, inside the
dipoles of the upper range.
For the implementation of three (and more) band modes of operation,
printed multilayer antennas have the greatest manufacturability. In such
antennas, each new layer operates in a rather narrow frequency range.
Laboratory task: To study the principle of operation and organization of
base station antennas.
Control question
1. What are the main elements of the base station?
2. What antennas are used in the base station of mobile networks?
3. How antennas works with multiple operating frequencies?