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The relative permittivity of the CLAS substrate, which determines its resonant frequency, is affected by damage sustained by GFRP. This paper investigates the effects of damage (induced by mechanically loading the substrate) on the resonant response of the CLAS. Decoupling the antenna from the substrate was essential to evaluate the CLAS\u2019s true response to the induced damage. This paper details a systematic investigation examining how the frequency response of a \u201cpristine\u201d antenna and a surface-mounted antenna respond to a substrate subjected to quasi-statically induced mechanical damage and cyclic fatigue loading. The results demonstrate that the resonant frequency of the CLAS varies as a function of the substrate\u2019s mechanical damage. 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