Miniaturization of the Folded-Dipole Antenna [Antenna Designer´s Notebook]

The revolution in antenna technology increasingly requires strict electrical characteristics of antennas that can provide ideal performance in different telecommunications systems, such as monitoring systems, mobile systems, and space technology systems. The purpose of this study is to miniaturize the standard folded-dipole antenna and at the same time preserve - yet further advance - its electrical characteristics, such as frequency range, impedance matching, physical size, etc. The proposed design is competitive at frequencies below 150 MHz, since at higher frequencies the antenna would automatically become smaller.