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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 14.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/03 (21) Application number: 07760274.6 (22) Date of filing: 06.04.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01Q 1/12(2006.01) H01Q 21/26(2006.01) H01Q 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/066175 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/118211 (18.10.2007 Gazette 2007/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 06.04.2006 US 399627 18.07.2006 US 488216 17.08.2006 US 505548 (71) Applicant: Andrew Corporation Westchester, IL 60154 (US)

(72) Inventors: LINEHAN, Kevin Eldon Rowlett, TX 75089 (US) ELLIOT, Robert Douglas Naperville, IL 60565 (US) ZIMMERMAN, Martin L. Chicago, IL 60614 (US) GRAHAM, Peter Bruce Martinborough (NZ) MAILANDT, Peter Dallas, TX 75205 (US) MEYER, Louis John Shady Shores, TX 76208 (US) SORELLS, Philip Corinth, TX 76210 (US) GRAY, Andrew Thomas Pullman, WA 99163 (US) YANG, Ching-Shun Naperville, IL 60563 (US) DAVIDSON, D. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (US) WEBB, Bobby Allen, TX 75002 (US) (74) Representative: Popp, Eugen et al MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER Widenmayerstrasse 48 80538 München 80538 München (DE)