A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications

Omar Abdullah Al Kaladi; Abdulrahman S.M. Alqadami

doi:10.1109/RFM67034.2025.11284496

A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications

Omar Abdullah Al Kaladi^*
, Abdulrahman S.M. Alqadami

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a dual band 5G directional wearable antenna operating at 3.5 GHz and 4.7 GHz covering mid-band / Sub-6 GHz (5G) bands such as n77, n78 and n79 is presented. The antenna structure consists of trapezoidal shape patch as radiating element, Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) silicone rubber as wearable substrate, and full ground plane on the bottom. The antenna designed with the size of 24× 35.50×4.04 mm³, achieving a bandwidth of 635 MHz from 3.260 to 3.895 GHz and a bandwidth of 102 MHz from 4.648 to 4.750 GHz. The antenna shows 5.26 dBi of gain at 3.5 GHz and 3.9 dBi at 4.7GHz with clear directional radiation pattern.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025
Editors	Noor Asniza Murad
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331585211
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM67034.2025.11284496
State	Published - 2025
Event	10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025 - Penang, Malaysia Duration: 17 Sep 2025 → 19 Sep 2025

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Name	Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025

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Conference	10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Penang
Period	17/09/25 → 19/09/25

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Keywords

5G applications
directional antenna
dual band
wearable antenna

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Instrumentation
Computer Networks and Communications
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Kaladi, O. A. A., & Alqadami, A. S. M. (2025). A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications. In N. A. Murad (Ed.), Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025 (Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM67034.2025.11284496

Kaladi, Omar Abdullah Al ; Alqadami, Abdulrahman S.M. / A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications. Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025. editor / Noor Asniza Murad. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025).

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Kaladi, OAA & Alqadami, ASM 2025, A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications. in NA Murad (ed.), Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025. Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025, Penang, Malaysia, 17/09/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFM67034.2025.11284496

A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications. / Kaladi, Omar Abdullah Al; Alqadami, Abdulrahman S.M.
Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025. ed. / Noor Asniza Murad. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (Conference Proceedings - 10th IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2025).

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A Dual-Band Directional 5G Wearable Antenna for Tactical Military Communications

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