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RF Field of PCB trace antenna

Hi, I drew two types of PCB trace antennas in MS Paint (the best I can do for now).
The PCB would be mounted on it's side, so you're essentially looking at a vertical monopole with poor ground plane.

I intuitively drew in both magnetic (H) and electric (E) field lines, the way I think they would look. Can somebody confirm if this seems about right?
 

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Looks reasonable.

You could try the program MMANA to model an antenna but I do not think the figures will be as pretty.
 
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