Phased array system

Claim 1

IN A PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND A LIKE PLURALITY OF SIGNAL PROCESSING CHANNELS, MEANS FOR STEERING SAID ARRAY TO A SELECTED DIRECTION COMPRISING, A SOURCE OF BINARY CONTROL SIGNALS, AND A SWITCHED DELAY LINE OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID CHANNELS, EACH OF SAID SWITCH DELAY LINES COMPRISING, A FIRST PLURALITY OF DELAY LINES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY ZERO TIME DELAY, A SECOND LIKE PLURALITY OF DELAY LINES HAVING IN SUCCESSION TIME DELAYS OF GEOMETRICALLY INCREASING VALUE, AND DIODE SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLURALITY OF DELAY LINES AND OPERATIVE IN RESPONSE TO SAID BINARY CONTROL SIGNALS TO SELECTIVELY COMBINE SAID DELAY LINES TO PROVIDE SELECTED AMOUNTS OF DELAY IN EACH CHANNEL.