Title :
An 8 element broadband antenna for AMPS+GSM applications
Author :
Perikos, G. ; Rigelsford, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents an 8 element broadband antenna suitable for AMPS and GSM900 cellular BTS applications. The proposed antenna model consists of an array of two layer aperture coupled patches which are capacitively fed with a metallic microstrip feed. The design is suitable for applications requiring beam steering and results are presented for various elevational tilt angles. Furthermore, the proposed antenna has the advantages of ease of manufacture, low production costs, and is easy to recycle at the end of its useful life.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; aperture antennas; beam steering; broadband antennas; cellular radio; microstrip antenna arrays; 8 element broadband antenna; AMPS; BTS application; GSM application; antenna model; beam steering; metallic microstrip feed; tilt angles; two layer aperture coupled patches; Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Beam steering; Broadband antennas; Costs; Manufacturing; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
