Integrated printed antenna for DTV signal reception in the portable media player

A novel printed antenna for digital (DTV) signal reception in the portable media player (PMP) device is presented. The proposed is suitable to be integrated with the system ground plane of the PMP device. The proposed short-antenna comprises a driven strip and a coupled strip circuited to the system ground plane of the PMP device. With the integration of the proposed antenna with the system ground the a one-wavelength resonant loop mode is generated. Further, in between the driven and coupled strips, there is a lengthened coupling gap which, effectively lowers the antenna's one-wavelength resonant loop th resonant f a half-wavelength resonant loop mode. The two resonant loop modes are formed into a wide i i h e on n t operating band to easily cover the DTV signal recept 470 similar to 806 MHz band. In addition, owing to the antenna' compact size and simple structure, the proposed antenna is promising to be concealed within the housing of the PW device as an internal antenna. A design example is demonstrated, and obtained results are presented and discussed.