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Abstract : In this paper, an ultrawide band (UWB) notch antenna with electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure for WiMAX and satellite applications is proposed. The proposed design contains an inverted-[pi] model slot and EBG element which create lower and upper notch frequency bands, respectively. The designed antenna is fabricated on a Rogers RT/duroid 5880 with the dimensions of 18 * 21 * 1.6 [mm.sup.3] which is fed with a 50 [OMEGA] transmission line. The proposed antenna has a frequency range from 2 GHz to 12 GHz, in which lower notch covers 3.3-3.7 GHz (WiMAX), and upper notch covers 5.9-6.9 GHz (satellite uplink application). The simulated and measured proposed antenna