Patent ID: 6492953
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A wideband antenna, comprising:a first meander line loaded antenna, wherein said first antenna comprises; a conductor means defining a first ground plane; a first planar conductor extending orthogonally from the first ground plane; a signal coupling means connected to the first planar conductor proximally to the first ground plane; a second planar conductor located substantially parallel to the first ground plane and separated from the first planar conductor by a gap, with the second planar conductor having an extending end extending away from the gap; a meander line interconnecting the first and second planar conductors across the gap; and a third conductor connecting the second planar conductor to the first ground plane, the third conductor being connected to a point on the second planar conductor between the gap and the extending end, wherein the point of connection determines a bandwidth characteristic for said wideband antenna.