Polarization diversity antennas for compact base stations

Microwave Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Collins, Brian S ^a  

^a CSA Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIVERSITY RECEPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS;

BASE STATIONS; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; SPACE DIVERSITY;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0342832971     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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