TY - JOUR A2 - Chen, Xiao Ping AU - Sosa-Pedroza, Jorge AU - Peña Ruiz, Sergio AU - Martínez-Zúñiga, Fabiola PY - 2014 DA - 2014/02/19 TI - A 2.4 GHz Cross Rhombic Antenna for a Cube Satellite Application SP - 268151 VL - 2014 AB - We present design and construction results of a 2.4 Ghz cross rhombic antenna to be used in a cubesat. Computational design agrees with experimental results after its construction. cross rhombic antenna is a novel planar structure of our own design, presenting circular polarization and medium gain; it is built over a RF60A substrate with εr=6.15, decreasing its size to fit the required dimensions of satellite. A special characteristic of this design is the enhancing of operational bandwidth using a technique we have been studying, related to softening the structures with sharp edges. Results show applicability and success of our technique. SN - 1687-5869 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/268151 DO - 10.1155/2014/268151 JF - International Journal of Antennas and Propagation PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -