Abstract
Conference Title: 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting Conference Start Date: 2013, July 7 Conference End Date: 2013, July 13 Conference Location: Orlando, FL, USA Several approaches to reducing the blockage effects introduced by a rod- or wire-type antenna, obstructing the field of view of a reflector or another monopole, have been investigated and their performances have been compared. The far field patterns of the obstructed antenna in the presence of the blockage, with and without the cloak, have been numerically simulated. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]