A novel dual frequency microstrip antenna with low radar cross section (RCS) is proposed in this paper. Compared with the traditional microstrip antenna, the novel microstrip antenna loaded complementary split-ring resonators (CSRRs) has a low RCS. The novel and traditional dual-frequency microstrip antennas with the center frequency of 3.4 GHz and 5 GHz are designed and fabricated. The results demonstrate that the monostatic RCS of the proposed antenna has been well reduced. The RCS reduction

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... t 5 GHz is as much as 17 dB. Besides, in the case of the ϕ-polarized incident wave, the RCS reduction can be achieved in the angular ranges of −90 • ≤ θ ≤ +90 • in xoz-plane and yoz-plane. At the same time, the CSRRs cause no obvious deterioration in radiation performance.