Method and apparatus for true diversity reception using a single antenna

摘要

A system for wireless communication, particularly for receiving communication signals, said system comprising: A main antenna structure ( 330 ), said antenna structure adapted to receive a communication signal ( 325 a) as a first internal signal; and an antenna cable, said antenna cable having a first end operationally coupled to said main antenna structure and a second end, said antenna cable including a main conductor ( 335 ) for passing said first internal signal, and a second receiving conductor ( 340 ), said second receiving conductor adapted to receive said communication signal as a second internal signal, and wherein said second receiving conductor as a receiving element is spatially separated from the main antenna structure. The disclosed antenna system and apparatus for the extraction of the second, spatially-separated received signal achieves spatial diversity to alleviate multipath effects in wireless communication systems.