Research Article

Multiband Planar Inverted-F Antenna with Independent Operating Bands Control for Mobile Handset Applications

Table 2

Independent control ranges in the four operating bands.

Parameter variation Control range for band #1Control range for band #2Control range for band #3Control range for band #4

(6.5 to 8.5 mm)No effect1676–2000 MHzNo effectNo effect
(36 to 49 mm)745–885 MHz1665–2113 MHz2358–2915 MHzNo effect
(10 to 20 mm)No effect1448–2068 MHz2500–2900 MHzNo effect
(0.5 to 4 mm)745–1025 MHz1735–2026 MHz2509–3048 MHzNo effect
(0.5 to 6.5 mm)No effectNo effect2446–3080 MHzNo effect
(15 to 19 mm)No effectNo effectNo effect2880–4253 MHz