An integrated electronic war guide receiver with an integral antenna

摘要

An RF antenna and an associated receiver are proximately located in an integrated antenna/receiver unit thereby eliminating the need for baluns and inter-component cabling characteristic of prior designs. Integration of the receiver with the antenna provides for improved sensitivity as the need for utilizing signal dissipating and noise introducing cables and baluns to transmit the signal received by the antenna to the receiver is eliminated. Direct coupling of the antenna and receiver on a single gallium arsenide integrated circuit maintains balanced impedance from the antenna to the receiver.