Mobile Antenna Systems Handbook (The Artech House Mobile Communications)

This book, written by a team of international specialists, describes the relationship between all the elements involved in the design of antennas for mobile communications. Written from a systems-oriented approach, this reference gives a detailed discussion of equipment mountings, proximity of obstacles, and propagation phenomena. The text also presents the innovations that the printed antenna has made possible - such as compact adaptive arrays to combat fading. Supplemented with 184 equations, this book is designed for mobile system designers and antenna specialists.