An Improved Gain S-Band Edge Fed Rectangular Patch Antenna for Weather Radar Applications

An improved gain S-Band rectangular edge-fed patch antenna for weather radar is suggested in this study. The conducting patch and dielectric substrate are built on a rectangular copper conducting plane. This plane is the design foundation for the antenna. Edge Feed with a defined length and breadth is used to excite this patch antenna. The antenna is constructed with 50 mm x 40 mm of Patch and 130 mm x 100 mm Rogers R/FLEX 3700 substrate for frequencies ranging between 2.205 GHz and 2.695 GHz. With a suitable fabricated prototype and measurement setup, the measured and simulated para-metric analyses are tabulated. The improved gain of 8.81 dBi the antenna can be used for stealth and weather radar applications.