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Miniature combined GSM‐GPS wire‐patch antenna
Author(s) -
Zaid L.,
Staraj R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21536
Subject(s) - ground plane , gsm , electrical engineering , global positioning system , engineering , radiation pattern , monopole antenna , microstrip antenna , antenna (radio) , coaxial antenna , patch antenna , electronic engineering , acoustics , telecommunications , physics
This paper describes a complete low‐cost radiating structure, combining a stacked wire‐patch GSM antenna, with an active GPS printed element located on the top of the GSM one. The GPS active amplifier and filter are located under the ground plane of GSM antenna and receive the DC bias voltage through the GPS coaxial probe feed. GSM antenna is a low‐profile, large‐bandwidth antenna with a dipolar radiation pattern. This structure, totally protected by a low‐cost dielectric radome, is very suitable for automobile applications needing a very small ground plane. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 970–972, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21536.