What Is a Microstrip Antenna?
A microstrip antenna is a kind of antenna used to process ultra-high frequency signals. It is often used as a satellite radio or cell phone receiver or is mounted on an aircraft or spacecraft. This type of antenna has the advantage that it costs little to make but the disadvantage that it has limited bandwidth. An antenna is a device designed to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves. It is used in radio equipment to convert radio waves into electrical currents or electrical currents into radio waves. The only difference between a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna is the direction the signal is traveling. A microstrip antenna is used to transmit or receive signals in the ultra-high frequency spectrum. These are waves with frequencies between 300 MHz and 3000 MHz (3GHz).
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