Randy Bancroft, P.E., holds a BSEE from Iowa State University, and a MSEE from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The author of ten publications, including the 1996 book Understanding Electromagnetic Scattering Using the Moment Method, Bancroft is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is credited for six patents. During a diverse career in industry, he has worked for Lockheed, Martin Marietta, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Centurion Wireless, and Ball Aerospace among others.

Key Features

a[ Gives a complete introduction to useful elegant microstrip antenna designs that may be engineered unlike many other designs.

a[ Provides extensive section on the design of omni-directional microstrip antennas. De-mystifies basic PIFA designs and expands on their limitations. Discusses Electrically Small Antenna (ESA) limits, which are generally ignored by other books.

a[ Appendices provide instruction on ways to implement numerical methods for designs. The appendices also cover practical aspects of substrate materials, copper thickness, dielectric values, types of plastics (thermoset and thermoplastic) and the manufacturing process of Teflon fiberglass boards.

a[ Provides practical suggestions for solution of difficulties encountered in physical designs (e.g. shorting pin in center of patch for ESD, use of small strips on either side of feed pin to provide stress relief from shock and vibration).