A broadband electric-field probe, capable of accurately characterizing and quantifying electromagnetic fields, has been developed at the US National Bureau of Standards. The probe's 8-mm resistively tapered dipole elements allow measurement of electric fields between 1 and 1600 V/m from 1 MHz to 15 GHz, with a flatness of plus or minus 2 dB. A mutually orthogonal dipole configuration provides an overall standard deviation in isotropic response, with respect to angle, that is within plus or minus 0. 3 dB. Both the theoretical and developmental aspects of this prototype electric-field probe are discussed.