Switched parasitic elements for antenna diversity

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 399-405

  Vaughan, Rodney ^a  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; FADING (RADIO); MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNA DIVERSITY; MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS; SWITCHED PARASITIC ELEMENTS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0032670712     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.761082     Document Type: Article

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