Compact printed quadrifilar helical antenna
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 43 (13), 697-698
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20070571
Abstract
A method to reduce the axial length of a printed quadrifilar helix antenna (PQHA) is presented. Using meandering line techniques, the axial length of the conventional PQHA is reduced by 33%, making it practical to be implemented on a handheld terminal.Keywords
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