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(43) Date of publication: 27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09 (21) Application number: 00927672.6 (22) Date of filing: 22.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01P 1/18, H01Q 3/36 (86) International application number: PCT/IB0000/739 (87) International publication number: WO 0103/233 (11.01.2001 Gazette 2001/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 20.05.1999 NZ 33590199 (71) Applicant: Andrew Corporation Orland Park, IL 59462 (US)	(72) Inventors: DU TOIT, Cornelius, Frederik Ellicott City, MD 21042 (US) EHLEN, Mathias, Martin, Ernest Upper Hutt (NZ) TAN, Benjamin, Cristobal Wellington (NZ) (74) Representative: Midgley, Jonathan Lee  Marks & Clerk 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields GB-London WC2A 3LS GB-London WC2A 3LS (GB)