Abstract: A mobile communications antenna comprises at least one antenna housing with a housing front side, a housing rear side, a first lateral housing side and a second lateral housing side opposite to the first. In the antenna housing, there are multiple radiating elements or pairs of radiating elements. The antenna further includes at least two amplifier modules, wherein each amplifier module comprises a first connection port and a second connection port and the amplifier modules are mounted on the exterior of the antenna housing. The connection ports are connected to corresponding first and second connection contact devices via plug-in connections. At least one signal processing and/or control unit is disposed in a housing, which is separate from the amplifier modules, in or on the antenna housing of the mobile communications antenna.

Abstract: The invention relates to a digital, distributed, wire-free communication system having at least two base station antennas arranged adjacent to each other, which are designed as sector antennas having different but adjacent sector illumination, and a concentrator, which communicates with the sector antennas by means of a digital communication signal having antenna-side data streams respectively assigned separately to each sector antenna. The concentrator combines the received antenna-side data streams from the sector antennas into a number of network-side data streams, differing from the number of antenna-side data streams, by using a signal processing matrix operation, wherein at least one of the network-side data streams leaving the concentrator includes parts of at least two antenna-side data streams from at least two adjacent sector antennas.

Abstract: A device for transmitting and receiving signals for a radio network comprises an air interface; a MIMO antenna; and an antenna-side frequency conversion device provided between the air interface and a home distribution network. The antenna-side frequency conversion device comprises at least one frequency converter via which the receive signals obtained via the at least one polarization of the dual-polarized antenna or via at least one of the at least two antennae can be converted into an intermediate frequency range that is unused and/or free in the home distribution network. At least one receive-side frequency back-conversion device is provided between the home distribution network and a receiver. The receive-side frequency back-conversion device is configured in such a way that a frequency back-conversion of the frequencies converted into an unused frequency range can be fed back into the received frequency range.

Abstract: An antenna comprising a reflector (20) connected to a motor drive (30), a primary radiator (30) for transceiving a radio beam at an operating frequency impinged on the reflector (20) is disclosed. A coarse alignment system comprising a motor drive is connected to the reflector (20) for driving at least one of the rotation and the tilting of the reflector. The coarse alignment system (70; 270; 370; 470) comprising an auxiliary antenna (50) connected to the control device (60) for communicating with a further auxiliary antenna (10b), at a second frequency different from the operating frequency. A fine alignment system is also present for electronic adjustment of the radio beam. A control device controls the coarse alignment system and the fine alignment system.

Abstract: A mobile communications antenna comprises at least one antenna housing with a housing front side, a housing rear side, a first lateral housing side and a second lateral housing side opposite to the first. In the antenna housing, there are multiple radiating elements or pairs of radiating elements. The antenna further includes at least two amplifier modules, wherein each amplifier module comprises a first connection port and a second connection port and the amplifier modules are mounted on the exterior of the antenna housing. The connection ports are connected to corresponding first and second connection contact devices via plug-in connections. At least one signal processing and/or control unit is disposed in a housing, which is separate from the amplifier modules, in or on the antenna housing of the mobile communications antenna.

Abstract: An antenna device comprises a PCB support divided into at least first, second, third and fourth subsections, a plurality of receiver means including at least first receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals at least a first receiver frequency band and a second receiver frequency band, a second receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals with in a third receiver frequency band and a fourth receiver frequency band, and third receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals in a fifth receiver frequency band, a plurality of transmitter means including at least first transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in at least a first transmitter frequency band and a second transmitter frequency band, second transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in a third transmitter frequency band and a fourth transmitter band, and at least a third transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in a fifth transmitter frequency band.

Abstract: A device for transmitting and receiving signals for a radio network comprises an air interface; a MIMO antenna; and an antenna-side frequency conversion device provided between the air interface and a home distribution network. The antenna-side frequency conversion device comprises at least one frequency converter via which the receive signals obtained via the at least one polarization of the dual-polarized antenna or via at least one of the at least two antennae can be converted into an intermediate frequency range that is unused and/or free in the home distribution network. At least one receive-side frequency back-conversion device is provided between the home distribution network and a receiver. The receive-side frequency back-conversion device is configured in such a way that a frequency back-conversion of the frequencies converted into an unused frequency range can be fed back into the received frequency range.

Abstract: An antenna for a mobile telecommunication base station has a plurality of radiating elements and at least two transmission paths or at least two receiving paths, which have different polarizations and are linked with two of the radiating elements and physically distanced from each other. The radiating elements are dielectric radiating elements. The individual radiating element interval between the radiating elements is less than 0.6?, wherein ? is the wavelength of the center frequency of the lowest resonance frequency range of the radiating elements.

Abstract: An antenna comprising a reflector (20) connected to a motor drive (30), a primary radiator (30) for transceiving a radio beam at an operating frequency impinged on the reflector (20) is disclosed. A coarse alignment system comprising a motor drive is connected to the reflector (20) for driving at least one of the rotation and the tilting of the reflector. The coarse alignment system (70; 270; 370; 470) comprising an auxiliary antenna (50) connected to the control device (60) for communicating with a further auxiliary antenna (10b), at a second frequency different from the operating frequency. A fine alignment system is also present for electronic adjustment of the radio beam. A control device controls the coarse alignment system and the fine alignment system.

Abstract: An antenna device comprises a PCB support divided into at least first, second, third and fourth subsections, a plurality of receiver means including at least first receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals at least a first receiver frequency band and a second receiver frequency band, a second receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals with in a third receiver frequency band and a fourth receiver frequency band, and third receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals in a fifth receiver frequency band, a plurality of transmitter means including at least first transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in at least a first transmitter frequency band and a second transmitter frequency band, second transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in a third transmitter frequency band and a fourth transmitter band, and at least a third transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in a fifth transmitter frequency band.

Abstract: An active dual-band antenna arrangement (100), comprising a plurality of antenna elements (4), each with a transceiver connected thereto, wherein two antenna arrays (1, 2) are provided for the two frequency bands (B3, B7), wherein a first antenna array (1) processes the transmit band of the first frequency band (B3) and the receive frequency band of the second frequency band (B7), and wherein a second antenna array (2) processes the transmit frequency band of the second frequency band (B7) and the receive frequency band of the first frequency band (B3).

Abstract: An antenna transmission control device has a base-station-side and an antenna-side multiplexer circuit. There is an alternating protocol transfer between these two multiplexer circuits to control components close to the antenna. The current-alarmed or protocol-alarmed signals present at the antenna-side terminals of the multiplexer provided on the antenna side can be measured or detected by the multiplexer circuits and supplied to the transmission link together with a terminal-dependent or load-dependent protocol.

Abstract: An improved GPS mast module is characterized by the following features: the GPS mast module may be connected in a HF main transmission line (7, 107) between a base station (BS) and an antenna assembly (ANT), in particularly a mobile radio installation, and the satellite signals from an internal or connectable GPS antenna (GPS-ANT) can be supplied by a directional coupler (23) to the HF main path (7, 107).

Abstract: An improved device for receiving and transmitting mobile telephony signals comprises at least 4 channels. Each of the at least 4 channels (K1, K2, K3, K4) can be controlled with a transmission signal, that is different from the other channels, which can be generated with a separate channel module (KM1, KM2, KM3, KM4) from various data streams. A controller device is provided for, via which several or all of the power amplifiers, which are connected in several or all channels (K; K1, K2, K3, K4), can be operated in-phase or phase-locked with each other, in such a way that the transmission signals (TX) amplified in the channels concerned (K; K1, K2, K3, K4) can be synchronized and interconnected. As a result, a transmission signal can be radiated with a higher transmission power.

Abstract: An improved GPS mast module is characterised by the following features: the GPS mast module may be connected in a HF main transmission line (7, 107) between a base station (BS) and an antenna assembly (ANT), in particularly a mobile radio installation, and the satellite signals from an internal or connectable GPS antenna (GPS-ANT) can be supplied by a directional coupler (23) to the HF main path (7, 107).

Abstract: An improved device for receiving and transmitting mobile telephony signals comprises at least 4 channels. Each of the at least 4 channels (K1, K2, K3, K4) can be controlled with a transmission signal, that is different from the other channels, which can be generated with a separate channel module (KM1, KM2, KM3, KM4) from various data streams. A controller device is provided for, via which several or all of the power amplifiers, which are connected in several or all channels (K; K1, K2, K3, K4), can be operated in-phase or phase-locked with each other, in such a way that the transmission signals (TX) amplified in the channels concerned (K; K1, K2, K3, K4) can be synchronized and interconnected. As a result, a transmission signal can be radiated with a higher transmission power.

Abstract: An antenna transmission control device has a base-station-side and an antenna-side multiplexer circuit. There is an alternating protocol transfer between these two multiplexer circuits to control components close to the antenna. The current-alarmed or protocol-alarmed signals present at the antenna-side terminals of the multiplexer provided on the antenna side can be measured or detected by the multiplexer circuits and supplied to the transmission link together with a terminal-dependent or load-dependent protocol.

Abstract: An aerial transmission control device has a converter circuit. The converter circuit has at least one connection on the base station side, and at least one connection on the aerial side. The converter circuit is constructed so that when a load is connected, a power drawing which can be ascertained via the connection on the aerial side is measured in the converter, and so that at at least one connection on the base station side, the measured power drawing is fed in in the form of a protocol signal.

Abstract: An improved antenna control apparatus as well as an associated antenna and a method which has been improved in this context are distinguished by the following features: the control apparatus has control electronics, the control apparatus furthermore has an electric motor, an antenna control apparatus can be retrofitted outside the protective cover for the mobile radio antennas, or else as a preferably complete unit underneath this protective cover.

Abstract: An improved calibration device for an antenna array, or an improved antenna array, is of simple construction. If the total number of antenna elements which are provided for a column is N, where N is a natural number, only N/2 or less coupling devices and/or probes are provided, the number of couplers or probes which are provided are associated with only some of the antenna elements; and a combination network is also provided, via which the coupling devices and/or probes which are provided are connected.