Small antenna, big impact!

More than 20 years have elapsed since the first book on small antennas was published in 1987. Small antennas have been used for a long time, from the earliest communications to present-day applications in various small wireless systems; typically mobile phones and other hand-held equipment that emerged into common use several decades ago. Publication of the first small-antenna book dates back to 1987, starting with its planning in 1981, when we, the late Professor J. R. James and I (Fujimoto), saw the necessity of a book on small antennas. At that time design techniques vital for development and successful fabrication of small antennas had not been systematically treated and were seldom even recorded in the literature. Hoping to improve that situation, we agreed to produce a book entitled “Small Antennas.” Six years later, in 1987, Research Studies Press, UK, published the book as the first text devoted to small antennas. We intended the book to provide data and information that should assist with the analysis, design, and development of practical small antennas. We were pleased that the book was used worldwide and was recognized as useful by many people who had taken advantage of data and practical examples provided in the book.