Wireless communication apparatus and method

摘要

A wireless communication apparatus that performs communication uses a communication method in which a transmission period and a reception period alternate with each other. The wireless communication apparatus includes a first antenna that transmits a radio signal during the transmission period and receives a radio signal during the reception period, a second antenna that receives the radio signal transmitted from the first antenna during the transmission period and receives a radio signal during the reception period, a first determining unit that determines a failure of the first antenna based on a ratio of a transmission power to a returning power for the radio signal transmitted from the first antenna, and a second determining unit that determines a failure of the second antenna based on a reception power of a radio signal received by the second antenna during the transmission period and a determination result of the first determining unit.