Abstract:
A wireless communication device includes an antenna (600g) configured with two conductive elements (601/602) separated by an insulating medium (603). One conductive element (602) is a ground plane and the other is a microstrip line (601). The ground plane (602) is formed with a bend (644) proximate an end. The microstrip line and the ground plane exhibit a characteristic impedance that may vary along the length of the microstrip line. The separation distance of the microstrip line (601) from the ground plane (602) is changed to reduce the resonant frequency of the microstrip line.