A method for calibrating an antenna and signal processing system enabling
angle of arrival (AOA) determination for a frequency hopping signal, in
which a calibration coefficient is determined in response to one or more
calibration signals injected into the system at one or more of the
frequencies in the hopping sequence and proximate in time to reception of
the communication signal. The calibration coefficients are reflective of
a frequency and time dependent parameter of a path between the antenna
and wireless location sensor. The AOA is determined as a function of the
calibration coefficient and the radio frequency energy of the received
communication signal. Several embodiment of the method are illustrated.