Dual-band, series-aligned antenna, method of manufacture and kits therefor

A planar antenna manufactured by patterning a substrate comprising a dielectric layer, and a conductive layer applied to at least one surface of the substrate, comprising:

• a conductive layer attached to a first surface of the substrate wherein the conductive layer further comprises a first radiation control section operating at a first bandwidth and connected in series via a central post with a second radiation control section operating at a second bandwidth different than the first bandwidth, and a ground section having a rectangularly-shaped pattern with a U-shaped opening at one end thereof positioned around a portion of the second radiation control section, wherein the planar antenna has a current distribution that is higher along the central post and a squared end of the rectangularly shaped ground section,
• wherein the substrate has a substantially rectangular shape.

An antenna kit comprising:

• a planar antenna comprising a conductive layer attached to a first surface of the substrate wherein the conductive layer further comprises a first radiation control section operating at a first bandwidth and connected in series via a central post with a second radiation control section operating at a second bandwidth different than the first bandwidth, and a ground section having a rectangularly-shaped pattern with a U-shaped opening at one end thereof positioned around a portion of the second radiation control section, wherein the planar antenna has a current distribution that is higher along the central post and a squared end of the rectangularly shaped ground section.