A new wideband microstrip antenna, based on the falcate-shaped patch, with reconfigurable capability at circular-polarization is presented in this article. To achieve both properties of stable radiation characteristics and impedance matching across a broad bandwidth, the combination of the L-probe feeding and falcate-shaped patch is used. An RF-switch is utilized to excite the L-probes and generate either left-hand circular polarization or right-hand circular polarization over the wide operating bandwidth. A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated. An excellent agreement exists between the simulation and measurement results. The results reveal a wide impedance matching (|S 11 | < − 10 dB), bandwidth of 55% (1.42-2.5 GHz), and a 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth of 44% (1.6-2.5 GHz). Furthermore, results confirm good radiation and impedance matching performance of the fabricated antenna over the wide bandwidth in comparison with previous related investigations. The reported reconfigurable antenna can be used as a suitable choice for GPS, ISM band, or RFID applications