Table of Contents:

1. An introduction to Microstrip Antennas (MSA)
2. Regular Shaped Broadband Microstrip Antennas
3. Planar Broadband MSA
4. Multi-Layer MSA
5. Stacked Multi-Resonator MSA
6. Compact Broadband MSA
7. Tunable and Dual Frequency MSA
8. Broadband Circularly Polarized MSA
9. Broadband Planar Monopole Antennas

Appendix A - Substrate Characteristics.
Appendix B - Design Equations for Microstrip Lines.
Appendix C - Multiport Network Model
Index

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