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A Miniaturized 878 MHz Slotted Meander Line Monopole Antenna for Ultra High Frequency Applications

Nabilah Ripin,

Dr. Nabilah Ripin

Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Malaysia

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Ahmad Asari Sulaiman,

Prof. Ahmad Asari Sulaiman

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Malaysia

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Nur Emileen Abdul Rashid,

Dr. Nur Emileen Abdul Rashid

Faculty of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM)

Malaysia

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Mohamad Fahmi Hussin,

Dr. Mohamad Fahmi Hussin

Applied Electromagnetic Research Group (AERG), Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA

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Nor Najwa Ismail

Dr. Nor Najwa Ismail

Applied Electromagnetic Research Group (AERG), Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Malaysia

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 67, 33-38, 2017

doi:10.2528/PIERL16121503 | Google Scholar

Abstract

A slotted meander line printed monopole antenna for low frequency applications at 878 MHz is presented. The operating frequency of the conventional printed monopole antenna is greatly reduced by the presence of the slots and meander line which lead to the reduction of the antenna size. The size reduction up to 70% compared to the conventional reference antenna is achieved in this study. The antenna has a simple structure and small antenna size of 46.8 mm × 74 mm or 0.137λ₀ x 0.217λ₀. The antenna has been fabricated on a low-cost FR4 substrate and measured to validate the simulation performances. Measured results display that the proposed antenna produces omnidirectional radiation pattern of impedance bandwidth of 48.83 MHz and the maximum gain of -1.18 dBi.

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Nabilah Ripin, Ahmad Asari Sulaiman, Nur Emileen Abdul Rashid, Mohamad Fahmi Hussin, and Nor Najwa Ismail, "A Miniaturized 878 MHz Slotted Meander Line Monopole Antenna for Ultra High Frequency Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 67, 33-38, 2017.
doi:10.2528/PIERL16121503

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