Abstract: An antenna having: a beam forming network; an array of antenna elements; and a parallel plate region coupling the array of antenna elements and the beam forming network formed on a common, folded dielectric substrate. The beam forming network includes strip conductor circuitry separated from a ground plane conductor by a portion of the substrate. The array of antenna elements comprising strip conductor circuitry separate from a ground plane conductor by a second portion of the substrate. The parallel plate region is disposed about a folded region of the substrate and includes a pair of conductive plates separated by the folded region of the substrate. With such arrangement, a compact antenna is provided using the folded substrate. Also, spurious radiation (which has been found to radiate when strip conductor circuitry is disposed about the folded region to couple the array of antenna elements and the beam forming network) is confined by the parallel plate region.