view of the inside of one preferred embodiment of the microcell antenna 30 of the present invention a dipole 32 is attached to the center section 38 of the metal backplane 34 situated below the apex of the radome 44 the dipole 32 is a standard halfwave dipole as is commonly known and used in the art tuned to a desired wavelength the length of the dipole 32 is defined by the frequency to which the dipole 32 is tuned and is approximately one half wavelength long the wavelength is proportional to the frequency shown by the formula wavelength speed of light frequency each backplane plate or screen 35 should be approximately the length of one half wavelength of the signal to which the dipole 32 is tuned by maintaining a length of one half wavelength any electrical effect caused by the composition of the building 12 on which the antenna 30 is to be mounted will be reduced the antenna 30 may be mounted to the corner of a building 12 by any commonly used method in one preferred embodiment mounting holes 40 are drilled in the backplane 34 and the antenna 30 may be secured to the corner of a building by inserting bolts through the mounting holes 40 the radome 44 is constructed of lightweight fiberglass material and completely encloses one side of the backplane 34 and the dipole 32 this design will protect the dipole 32 and the backplane 34 from wear due to exposure to the elements a conventional coaxial electrical connector 42 is attached to the dipole.