METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND MOUNTING A SIDE STEM OR CENTRAL-STEM MONOPOLE ANTENNA

摘要

Systems and methods of mounting an antenna on a printed circuit board (PCB) are presented. In accordance with the method, an antenna is inserted into an opening formed through a PCB and makes electrical contract with a transmission feed on a top side of the PCB. The antenna is secured to the PCB at the bottom side of the PCB. Methods of manufacturing an antenna capable of being mounted on a PCB are presented. In accordance with the method, the antenna is formed by stamping out a unitary piece of material is stamped out from a larger section of material according to design dimensions of the unitary piece of material selected according to an operating wavelength. The unitary piece of material includes a circular area having a center and an outer region, and a stem area having a first end and a second end. In a side stem antenna, the first end is joined with the outer region and the unitary piece is bendable at the first end and the outer region. In a central stem antenna, the first end is joined with the center and the unitary piece is bendable at the first end and the center.