3-D printing techniques. The antenna substrate is built of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
material using the fused deposition modeling process and then metalized through direct
print additive manufacturing using Dupont CB-028 silver ink. The antenna weighs 1.8 g and
has a measured gain> 4 dBi and front-to-back ratio> 20 dB over the 2.25-3.75 GHz range.
Compared to the standard log-periodic dipole antenna, the size is reduced by 13% with …