Design and analysis of a compact low cost patch antenna for different wireless operations

Microstrip patch antenna holds many promises for wireless applications. It has advantages like conformability to host surface, light weight, low profile and easy installation. This paper presents a novel design for a low cost, single layer, single feed, compact microstrip patch antenna for multi-band wireless applications. According to the electrical performance, the antenna should find use for high speed wireless local area networks (IEEE 802.11a standard), Wi-MAX, ISM band, C-band, and X-band radio and RADAR applications.