DEPARTMENT OF ECE

EC6602 ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
PART – A

1. What is meant by radiation resistance?Apr/May 2016

2. Why antenna measurements are usually done in fraunhofer zone? Apr/May2016
3. Define power gain.Nov/Dec 2013
4. A dipole antenna has a radiation resistance of 72Ω, a loss resistance of 20Ω.What is its
directivity if the power gain is 16?Apr/May 2016
5. Define skip distance. Nov/Dec2014
6. Find the range of LOS system when the receive and transmit antenna height are 10m and 100m
respectively.Apr/May2016
7. What is meant by Antenna array?Apr/May 2016
8. State the principle of the pattern multiplication.Apr/May 2011
9. Differentiate broadside and end fire array.Nov/Dec 2011
10. List the applications of parabolic reflector.Nov/Dec 2013
11. Compare short dipole from half dipole.Apr/May 2014
12. Mention the requirements of an anechoic chamber.Nov/Dec 2013
13. On what principle slot antenna works? Explain the principle.Apr/May 2011
14. Define pitch angle of a helical antenna.Nov/Dec2014
15. Differentiate near and far field.Apr/May2015
16. Define gain of an antenna. Bring out a relationship between gain and aperture of an
antenna.Apr/May2016
17. Why frequency independent antenna are called so?Apr/May 2014
18. The voltage induced by the application of an electric field of strength 2 volts/meter is 0.7,
calculate the effective length of the element.Nov/Dec 2016
19. State Rumsey’s principle. Apr/May 2016
20. Compare and contrast wedges and pyramids.Nov/Dec 2016
21. State Huygens principle.Apr/May 2011
22. What are the applications of micro strip antenna?Apr/May 2015
23. Find the critical frequency of an ionosphere layer which has an electron density of 1.21 x106
cm-3.Nov/Dec 2012
24. What is meant by duct propagation?Apr/May 2011

PART B
1. Give a detailed note on:Expected

(i)Antenna Bandwidth (4)

(ii) Antenna Beamwidth (4)

(iii) Antenna input impedance (8)

2. Explain in detail about types of reflector antenna. Apr/May 2011, Apr/May 2013(16)

3. Derive the expression for far field and radiated power of a half wave dipole
antenna.Apr/May 2013, Apr/May 2016, Apr/May 2014
(16)
4. Describe a broadside array. Deduce an expression for the radiation pattern of a broadside array
with two point sources.Apr/May 2013 (16)
5. Explain the construction, working principle and different shapes of slot antenna. Nov/Dec
2014 (16)
6. Discuss the working and radiation characteristics of Helical antenna.Apr/May 2013 (16)
7. Explain the following with respect to the ionosphere.

(i)Virtual height Apr/May 2011, Apr/May 2015 (4)

(ii)Critical frequency Apr/May 2014 (4)

(iii)Skip distance Apr/May 2014 (4)

(iv)Maximum Usable frequency Apr/May 2011 (4)