Compact broadband planar antenna for DVB‐H applications

A novel compact broadband planar antenna for digital television signal reception is presented. The antenna consists of a folded radiating patch and a parasitic arm, which are easily printed on an FR4 substrate. The antenna occupies an area of only 70 × 42 mm2, while it covers a bandwidth (3:1 VSWR) of 360 MHz (460–820 MHz). Moreover, it has dipole-like radiation patterns within its operation band with gain values larger than 0 dBi. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 239–242, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24024