Corner reflector antenna

[3][4] It consists of a dipole driven element mounted in front of two flat rectangular reflecting screens joined at an angle, usually 90°.

The corner reflector antenna should not be confused with a corner reflector, a passive device used to reflect radio waves back toward the source.

The flat reflecting surfaces can be metal sheets, but are more often made of wire screen or rod elements parallel to the driven element, to reduce weight and wind loads on the antenna.

[2] Bowtie driven elements are often used for wide bandwidth applications like television antennas.

[5] A parabolic dish this size has no advantage in gain over the corner reflector, so its simplicity of design and construction make it attractive.