A phased array antenna, comprising at least one unit cell, the unit cell comprising: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, wherein the second surface includes a metal film, wherein said substrate comprises a printed circuit board; and a plurality of dipole antennas (204 - 206) arranged on the first surface to collectively form a triangle, wherein the plurality of dipole antennas comprises: a first dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a first line; a second dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a second line, wherein the second line and the first line intersect at an angle of sixty degrees; and a third dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a third line, wherein the third line and each of the first line and the second line intersect at an angle of sixty degrees; wherein the substrate further includes first electrical connections (1004 - 1006) between the metal film and the first antenna element of each of the first dipole antenna, the second dipole antenna, and the third dipole antenna; and second electrical connections to the second antenna element of each of the first dipole antenna, the second dipole antenna, and the third dipole antenna, wherein the second electrical connections comprise a set of vias between the first surface of the printed circuit board and the second surface of the printed circuit board that are electrically connected to the second antenna element of each of the first dipole antenna, the second dipole antenna, and the third dipole antenna, and are electrically isolated from the metal film on the second surface of the printed circuit board; and wherein for each of the plurality of dipole antennas: the first antenna element is separated from the second antenna element by a gap, wherein the first antenna element comprises a first antenna element portion distal from the gap and a first antenna element portion proximate to the gap, the first antenna element portion distal from the gap being tapered; and wherein the second antenna element comprises a second antenna element portion distal from the gap and a second antenna element portion proximate to the gap, the second antenna element portion distal from the gap being tapered. a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, wherein the second surface includes a metal film, wherein said substrate comprises a printed circuit board; and a plurality of dipole antennas (204 - 206) arranged on the first surface to collectively form a triangle, wherein the plurality of dipole antennas comprises: a first dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a first line; a second dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a second line, wherein the second line and the first line intersect at an angle of sixty degrees; and a third dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a third line, wherein the third line and each of the first line and the second line intersect at an angle of sixty degrees; a first dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a first line; a second dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a second line, wherein the second line and the first line intersect at an angle of sixty degrees; and a third dipole antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed along a third line, wherein the third line and each of the first line and the second line intersect at an angle of sixty degrees; wherein the substrate further includes first electrical connections (1004 - 1006) between the metal film and the first antenna element of each of the first dipole antenna, the second dipole antenna, and the third dipole antenna; and second electrical connections to the second antenna element of each of the first dipole antenna, the second dipole antenna, and the third dipole antenna, wherein the second electrical connections comprise a set of vias between the first surface of the printed circuit board and the second surface of the printed circuit board that are electrically connected to the second antenna element of each of the first dipole antenna, the second dipole antenna, and the third dipole antenna, and are electrically isolated from the metal film on the second surface of the printed circuit board; and wherein for each of the plurality of dipole antennas: the first antenna element is separated from the second antenna element by a gap, wherein the first antenna element comprises a first antenna element portion distal from the gap and a first antenna element portion proximate to the gap, the first antenna element portion distal from the gap being tapered; and wherein the second antenna element comprises a second antenna element portion distal from the gap and a second antenna element portion proximate to the gap, the second antenna element portion distal from the gap being tapered.