Research Article

Wide CPW-Fed Multiband Wearable Monopole Antenna with Extended Grounds for GSM/WLAN/WiMAX Applications

Table 5

Frequency detuning of Antenna V for bending in the and planes.

Resonant frequencySimulated/measuredFrequency detuning (%)
plane plane
Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
80 mm bending radius55 mm bending radius80 mm bending radius55 mm bending radius

1780 MHzSimulated6.746.743.372.24
Measured4.496.744.491.12
2.4 GHzSimulated0.832.502.502.50
Measured0.000.832.500.00
3.46 GHzSimulated1.151.731.150.57
Measured1.150.001.150.57
5.26 GHzSimulated6.846.847.987.22
Measured7.607.608.367.60