A wideband single band antenna element comprising: - a ground plane ; - a first conductive patch on a first plane; - a second conductive patch on a second plane, said second patch being spaced apart from said first patch ; - a third conductive patch on a third plane, said third patch being spaced apart from said second patch such that said second patch is between said first patch and said third patch ; wherein - said first patch is spaced apart from said ground plane such that said first patch is between said ground plane and said second patch and where said first conductive patch on said first plane is spaced apart from said second conductive patch on said second plane at a first distance and where said second conductive patch on said second plane is spaced apart from said third conductive patch on said third plane at a second distance, the second distance being a larger spacing than said first distance; and - said antenna element is configured to receive a signal fed by way of a slot in said ground plane; - said first, second, and third planes are parallel to each other and to said ground plane; and wherein the first conductive patch is configured to operate as a drive patch, the second conductive patch is configured to operate as a parasitic patch, while the third conductive patch is configured to operate as a guide patch. - a ground plane ; - a first conductive patch on a first plane; - a second conductive patch on a second plane, said second patch being spaced apart from said first patch ; - a third conductive patch on a third plane, said third patch being spaced apart from said second patch such that said second patch is between said first patch and said third patch ; wherein - said first patch is spaced apart from said ground plane such that said first patch is between said ground plane and said second patch and where said first conductive patch on said first plane is spaced apart from said second conductive patch on said second plane at a first distance and where said second conductive patch on said second plane is spaced apart from said third conductive patch on said third plane at a second distance, the second distance being a larger spacing than said first distance; and - said antenna element is configured to receive a signal fed by way of a slot in said ground plane; - said first, second, and third planes are parallel to each other and to said ground plane; and wherein the first conductive patch is configured to operate as a drive patch, the second conductive patch is configured to operate as a parasitic patch, while the third conductive patch is configured to operate as a guide patch. - a first conductive patch on a first plane; - a second conductive patch on a second plane, said second patch being spaced apart from said first patch ; - a third conductive patch on a third plane, said third patch being spaced apart from said second patch such that said second patch is between said first patch and said third patch ; - said first patch is spaced apart from said ground plane such that said first patch is between said ground plane and said second patch and where said first conductive patch on said first plane is spaced apart from said second conductive patch on said second plane at a first distance and where said second conductive patch on said second plane is spaced apart from said third conductive patch on said third plane at a second distance, the second distance being a larger spacing than said first distance; and - said antenna element is configured to receive a signal fed by way of a slot in said ground plane; - said first, second, and third planes are parallel to each other and to said ground plane; and <EOS>