Title :
Stub-Loaded Folded Dipole Antenna for Digital Terrestrial TV Reception
Author :
Iizuka, H. ; Watanabe, T. ; Sakakibara, K. ; Kikuma, N.
Author_Institution :
Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Aichi
Abstract :
A stub-loaded folded dipole antenna is proposed for digital terrestrial TV reception. The antenna has a pair of lines as stubs inside a folded dipole. The prototype antenna printed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film has dimensions of 20 by 240mm with a line width of 1 mm. The antenna exhibits a relatively flat gain characteristic from 0.6 to 1.9 dBi with a stable figure-of-eight radiation pattern in the frequency range from 470 to 710 MHz. The voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) is less than 2.6 in the frequency range
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; digital television; dipole antennas; polymer films; television antennas; television reception; 470 to 710 MHz; VSWR; digital terrestrial TV reception; figure-of-eight radiation pattern; polyethylene terephthalate film; stub-loaded folded dipole antenna; voltage standing wave ratio; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Impedance matching; Polyethylene; Positron emission tomography; Prototypes; TV; UHF antennas; Vehicles; Digital TV; UHF antennas; dipole antennas; moment methods;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2006.873955
