Title : 
A small size broadband antenna used in VHF/UHF band
         
        
            Author : 
Chu, Jiahui ; Ruan, Chengli ; Liao, Xingliang ; Cui, Yaoyao
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The planar monopole antenna is shown to provide extremely wideband impedance characteristics. This letter proposed a novel small size planar monopole antenna with vertical polarization and omni-directional features, operating from 110 MHz to 430 MHz. By introducing lump elements loading and two parasitic elements, broadband impedance is achieved. The electrically length of this antenna is only 0.11 lambdamin.
         
        
            Keywords : 
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; broadband antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; monopole antennas; planar antennas; VHF-UHF band; frequency 110 MHz to 430 MHz; omnidirectional features; planar monopole antenna; small size broadband antenna; vertical polarization; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Impedance; Loaded antennas; Planar arrays; Polarization; Resonant frequency; Slot antennas; UHF antennas;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, 2008. ISAPE 2008. 8th International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Kunming
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2192-3
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2193-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ISAPE.2008.4735191