An antenna device is provided which is capable of dealing with two or more
frequencies or of carrying out communications using two or more
communication methods by a single antenna and of controlling its
directivity and, therefore, of achieving improvements in communication
performance of the antenna device. The antenna device is so constructed
that its shape is freely changed and its directivity can be changed to
deal with a signal in any frequency band. The antenna device is made up
of two or more antenna elements and switches which put each of the
antenna elements into a connected or disconnected state. By controlling
the switches, a shape of the antenna is changed so as to have a 90-degree
bent dipole configuration to provide directivity, and a length of the
antenna is changed so as to allow a changeover of a frequency band. The
antenna device has a reflector being similar to the dipole-type antenna,
which enables improvements in its directivity.