CPC H01Q 1/24 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/005 (2013.01); H01Q 1/10 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1235 (2013.01); H04B 1/082 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An assembly comprising:
a housing configured to be mounted on a vehicle;
a communication device that includes an antenna, the communication device disposed at least partially within the housing;
a mast that is extendable and supports the antenna, the mast mechanically coupled to the housing; and
one or more processors operably coupled to the mast, the one or more processors configured to generate a control signal to lower the mast and decrease a distance that the antenna extends from the housing in response to the one or more processors determining occurrence of a designated lower event,
wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine the occurrence of the designated lower event by one or more of:
detecting that the vehicle is stationary,
determining that a wind speed exceeds a designated wind speed threshold, or
determining that a speed of the vehicle exceeds a designated vehicle speed threshold.
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