Abstract: A one-way and two-way multichannel radio frequency transmission system and method employing a sectorized broadcasting technique is described. The system and method reduces the effective bandwidth of the broadcast signal by multiplexing available channels of signals into a set of formatted independent digital bitstreams—where each of the bitstreams includes all or a portion of the available channels provided by the system program provider. The independent bitstreams are transmitted to transmitting towers using point-to-point transmission methods. The transmitting towers phase modulate and amplify the bitstreams to generate a set of independent modulated signals. Each transmitter tower includes an antenna for broadcasting the modulated signals to a sectorized service area each sector in the service area receiving a different one of the set of independent modulated signals. The antenna includes a set of individual antenna panels each panel for broadcasting one of the set of modulated signals.

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) transceiver I/O filter design which provides both polarization and isolation filtering includes a receive probe positioned in a first orientation in an opening of the PCB which has a feed waveguide attached to it on a first side of the PCB. Receive signals propagate into the feed waveguide and excite the probe causing the receive probe to couple the received signals to receive circuitry. The transceiver design further includes an enclosed waveguide structure attached to the PCB having a first end positioned over the PCB opening and a second end positioned over a transmit probe which is positioned in a second orientation orthogonal to the receive probe. The transmit probe is excited by transmit circuitry and couples signals into the waveguide structure through the PCB opening and out the feed waveguide.

Abstract: A one-way and two-way multichannel radio frequency transmission system and method employing a sectorized broadcasting technique is described. The system and method reduces the effective bandwidth of the broadcast signal by multiplexing available channels of signals into a set of formatted independent digital bitstreams--where each of the bitstreams includes all or a portion of the available channels provided by the system program provider. The independent bitstreams are transmitted to transmitting towers using point-to-point transmission methods. The transmitting towers phase modulate and amplify the bitstreams to generate a set of independent modulated signals. Each transmitter tower includes an antenna for broadcasting the modulated signals to a sectorized service area--each sector in the service area receiving a different one of the set of independent modulated signals. The antenna includes a set of individual antenna panels--each panel for broadcasting one of the set of modulated signals.