SUMMARYThis paper describes the method of configuration and the radiation properties of a new type of multi-band planar antenna with a radiating element made of a microstrip antenna (MSA) with a slit-loaded modified Sierpinski Gasket fractal antenna. In order to verify the multiband characteristics of this antenna, triangular MSA elements loaded with slits of a modified Sierpinski Gasket structure are fabricated. According to the experiment, the present test antenna exhibits excellent multiband characteristics in the C-band and X-band. Also, the measured values of the return loss and the radiation patterns are in good agreement with the results given by an electromagnetic simulator in the range meaningful for design. Thus, this antenna system is a useful format for a multiband planar antenna.