This article proposes a novel multifunctional wideband reconfigurable antenna with a frequency selective surface (FSS) reflector to improve gain across all operating bands. Initially, a wideband trapezoidal monopole antenna with a 138% impedance bandwidth (1.53-8.45 GHz) on a FR-4 substrate with a thickness of 0.80 mm and an area of 51 Â 56 mm 2 was designed. In order to achieve multifunctionality, two inverted L structures with two rectangular slots were introduced at the ground plane. Each slot functions as a filter, producing various resonating bands. To obtain the desired resonating frequency bands, the effective length of the slot was changed by strategically placing RF switching element PIN diodes. The proposed reconfigurable antenna can switch between 10 different frequency bands. To improve the gain of the proposed reconfigurable antenna, a novel FSS reflector with a 5 Â 5 array of elements is placed 1.01λ (34.54 mm) below the proposed antenna. The application of the FSS results in a 3-6 dBi improvement in antenna gain, not only for the wideband range, but also for all operating frequency bands. Over the entire operating bandwidth, the radiation efficiency ranges from 93% to 75%. For GPS, RADAR, LTE42/43, WLAN, WiMAX, STM-Link, and UMTS applications, the proposed antenna operates in a wideband state, three single band states, four dual band states, and three tri band states. This work provides more antenna functionality at a lower cost, as well as significantly reduced size and space requirements.The proposed antenna can be easily integrated into portable electronic devices for a variety of wireless applications due to its broad switching capability and unique feasibility.