Title :
Shorted biconical antenna for ultra-wideband applications
Author :
Morrow, John David
Author_Institution :
Cushcraft Corp., Manchester, NH, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a simple low-gain omnidirectional ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna. The VSWR is 2:1 or better over the FCC-specified UWB operating band of 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz, and the total combined omnidirectionality is better than 12 dB.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; conical antennas; microwave antennas; personal communication networks; ultra wideband antennas; 3.1 to 10.6 GHz; low-gain omnidirectional ultra-wideband antenna; personal area network; shorted biconical antenna; ultra-wideband applications; Broadband antennas; Coaxial components; FCC; Frequency; Impedance; Mercury (metals); Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2003. RAWCON '03. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7829-6
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2003.1227913
