In this article, a novel and compact ultra-wideband (UWB) planar antenna is presented. This antenna consists of an annular patch and a 50 microstrip feed line. The 3.5/5.5GHz dual band-notched characteristic gets achieved by etching a C-shaped slot in the patch and complimentary split ring resonator (CSRR) structure in the ground. The measured results show that the proposed antenna can achieve ...