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                                                        Frequency      5.4–5.9 GHz
                                                           Gain          17 dBi

                                                        Return loss      >10 dB
                                                        Polarization     Linear
                                                         H-plane
                                                                          40°
                                                      3-dB beamwidth
                                                         E-plane
                                                                           6°
                                                      3-dB beamwidth

                                                        Connectors       N-type

                                                           Size       80×400×5 mm
                                 (a)                               (b)


                       0                                                E-plane, Co-pol
                                                             q = 0°     H-plane, Co-pol
                     −10                                                5.6 GHz
                    |S 11 |, dB  −20

                     −30
                                                               0        90°
                     −40
                     −50                                       10
                        5.0  5.2  5.4  5.6  5.8   6.0
                                Frequency, GHz               180° (20 dBi)
                                     (c)                      (d)

                                                       E-plane, Co-pol
                                            q = 0°
                                                       H-plane, Co-pol
                                                       5.8 GHz

                                                        90°
                                              0

                                               10

                                             180° (20 dBi)
                                             (e)
                  Figure 7.7  A 17-dBi P2MP antenna: (a) photo of antenna, (b) antenna specifications,
                  (c) return loss, (d) radiation patterns at 5.6 GHz, (e) radiation patterns at 5.8 GHz, and
                  (f) MIMO sectored array
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