The invention discloses a lens antenna with high
directivity intended for use in radio-
relay communication systems, said antenna providing the capability of electronic steering of the main
radiation pattern beam by switching between
horn antenna elements placed on a plane
focal surface of the lens. Electronic
beam steering allows antenna to automatically adjust the
beam direction during initial alignment of transmitting and receiving antennas and in case of
small antenna orientation changes observed due to the influence of different reasons (wind, vibrations, compression and / or extension of portions of the supporting structures with the temperature changes, etc.). The technical result of the invention is the increase of the antenna
directivity with simultaneously provided capability of scanning the beam in a continuous angle range and also the increase of the
antenna radiation efficiency and, consequently, the increase of the lens
antenna gain. This result is achieved by the implementation of
horn antenna elements with
optimized geometry.