Sirius Patents New Antenna
Via SatRad Tech World and Orbitcast:
Sirius Satellite Radio has patented an antenna that improves both satellite and terrestrial signal reception. This “modular patch antenna” involves three parts:
The first section uses a “metal plated radiating layer” optimized for satellite reception;
The second part is a dielectric layer for optimized for terrestrial reception;
And the third layer is a metal plated ground layer.
The first layer and third layers could be made of any number of metals including Silver, Gold, Copper, Nickel and Aluminum. The second layer would be made out of Teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene (say that 3-times fast), glass, ceramic, aluminum, a polymer, silica, and quartz.
In short, the antenna would be more gooder, and Sirius patented it.
Thanks KTMC!