A Low-Profile Wideband Monocone Antenna Using Bent Shorting Strips

A low-profile wideband monocone antenna with bent shorting strips, and parasitic and circular sleeves is proposed. By loading the bent shorting strips, parasitic sleeves, and circular sleeves, miniaturization of the antenna is achieved. Along with bent shorting strips from the monocone hat to the gr...

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Main Authors: Kyo-Seung Keum, Young-Mi Park, Jae-Hoon Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/9/1896
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Summary:A low-profile wideband monocone antenna with bent shorting strips, and parasitic and circular sleeves is proposed. By loading the bent shorting strips, parasitic sleeves, and circular sleeves, miniaturization of the antenna is achieved. Along with bent shorting strips from the monocone hat to the ground plane, parasitic sleeves, and circular sleeves are mounted to enhance the impedance bandwidth. From the experimental results, the −10 dB reflection coefficient bandwidth of the proposed antenna ranges from 810 MHz to 5340 MHz. In addition to the wide bandwidth characteristics, the proposed antenna has highly desirable omnidirectional radiation properties for wireless communication systems.
ISSN:2076-3417