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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations,Nov/Dec 2009 ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION Common to Electronics And Telematics, Electronics And Communication Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Determine the power density for a radiated power of 1200W at a distance of 50Km from an isotropic antenna? (b) Explain how tropospheric ducts are formed?

2. (a) Calculate the gain, beam width between nulls of a 2-m paraboloid reector at 6GHz.? (b) What are the four major functions that must be fullled by antenna couplers? [8+8] 3. (a) Determine the elds at any far point P for uniform, linear array of n elements. (b) What is Broadside Array? Compare it with End- Fire Array.

4. With suitable characteristics compare the performance of microwave antennas?[16] 5. (a) Derive the expressions for Retarded Current using Maxwells Equations Approach.

6. Write about the following (a) Diversity techniques. (b) Phase velocity and group velocity. [8+8]

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(b) Draw the diagram showing approximate current distribution along half wave dipole which is centre fed with a current of 2mA rms. Calculate the electric eld at a distance of 10km from this half wave dipole. Calculate the gain of this dipole with respect to an isotropic radiator. [8+8]

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7. (a) What are the required conditions that a helical antenna can act as array of loop and dipole? Prove it with suitable equations. (b) Explain how the radiation pattern of rhombic antenna can be made unidirectional . [8+8] 8. (a) Derive the Friis Transmission Formula and explain how it aect the antenna parameters? (b) If a certain linear antenna has an current distribution Iz = I0 cosz along its length from z = - /4 to z = /4.Determine its eective length. [8+8]

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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations,Nov/Dec 2009 ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION Common to Electronics And Telematics, Electronics And Communication Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Find the radiation resistance of a current element ? (b) A magnetic eld strength of 5 A/m is required at a point on =/2 , 2km away from an antenna in free space. Neglecting ohmic loss, how much power must the antenna transmit if its is a Hertzian dipole of length /25? [8+8] 2. (a) Derive the expression for total far eld for the two point sources with currents of equal magnitudes and with same phase. (b) An End-re array with elements spaced at /2 and with axes of elements at right angles to the line of array is required to have directivity of 36. Determine array length and width of the major lobe. [8+8] 3. Using neat diagram explain the constructional features of a parabolic horn antenna and obtain an expression for its curved prole. [16] 4. Describe the main abnormal ionospheric variations, including a brief mention of the interference that may be caused by the sporadic E layer? [16] 5. (a) Explain about super refraction? (b) Determine the height of the receiving antenna to obtain a maximum transmission distance of 48.7Km from a transmitting antenna of 40meter height. [8+8] [16]

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6. Design a Rhombic antenna with dierent methods.

7. What is a parabola? With sketches show why its geometry makes it a suitable basis for antenna reectors? [16] 8. (a) To produce a power density of 1mW/m2 in a given direction, at a distance of 2 km, an antenna radiates a total of 180W. An isotropic antenna would have to radiate 2400W to produce the same power density at that distance. What, in decibels, is the directive gain of the practical antenna? (b) A transmitting aerial has a radiation resistance of 50 ohms and a power gain of 20dB in the direction of a receiver 64km apart. With aerial supplied with a current of 0.5A. Determine the intensity in W/m2 and the electric eld strength at the receiver. If he receiving aerial has an electric eld strength of 1.5m and its radiation resistance is 75ohm. Determine the maximum power available to the receiver and the overall transmission loss in dB. [8+8] 2

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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations,Nov/Dec 2009 ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION Common to Electronics And Telematics, Electronics And Communication Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Calculate the directivity in dB for the broadside as well as end re array consisting 8 isotropic elements separated by /4 distance. (b) write short notes on binomial array.

2. Classify radio frequencies. Explain about surface wave propagation?

3. (a) Dene antenna radiation pattern. Draw and explain its parameters.

(b) Calculate the radiation eciency of an antenna if the input power is 2kW, maximum directivity is 22dB, and the radiated power density at a distance of 10km in the direction of the maximum directivity is 0.2mW/m2 . [8+8] 4. (a) Explain in detail, the maximum eld intensity design of the rhombic antenna. (b) Explain with suitable sketches perpendicular mode of radiation in helical antenna. [8+8] 5. (a) An electric eld strength 10 /Am is to be measured at an observation point =/2 , 500km from a half wave dipole antenna operating at 50MHz.

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i. What is the length of dipole ii. Calculate the current that must be fed to antenna iii. Find the average power radiated by antenna. [10+6]

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(b) Find the aperture of a short dipole.

6. (a) Discuss about the design characteristics of pyramidal horn antenna? (b) Briey explain the principle of lens antenna? [8+8]

7. (a) Explain why the folded dipole has a greater bandwidth than the straight dipole? [16] (b) Explain the principle of formation of images in an active corner reector antenna?Sketch the image formation for 45 degree corner reector antenna?[8+8] 8. (a) Write short notes on Duct propagation? (b) Determine the fade margin for the following conditions: distance between sites D=40Km, frequency f=1.8GHz smooth terrain, humid climate and reliably objective 99.99%. [8+8]

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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations,Nov/Dec 2009 ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION Common to Electronics And Telematics, Electronics And Communication Engineering Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) What is an antenna array? Discuss the characteristics of any one conguration? (b) Explain the geometry of paraboloidal reector antennas?

2. Draw the structure and radiation pattern of Rhombic Antenna and explain its principle of working. State its advantages and applications. [16] 3. (a) Compare Broadside array and End-re array.

(b) Find the length and BWFN for Broadside and End-re array if the directive gain is 15. [8+8] 4. (a) Dene antenna radiation intensity. Derive the expression for it. (b) Calculate the radiated and dissipated power by an antenna if the input power is 1.5kW and its radiation eciency is 95%. [8+8] 5. (a) Describe the troposphere and explain how tropospheric ducts can be used for microwave propagation?

6. (a) Calculate eld strength at a distance, due to ground wave propagation? (b) Write short notes on lowest usable frequency? [8+8]

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(b) Determine the fade margin for 30km microwave hop. The RF frequency is 10gHz.the terrain is water and the reliability objective is 99.99%. [8+8]

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7. Derive the expression for radiation resistance of a small loop antenna starting from the Maxwells Equations. [16] 8. (a) The pyramidal horn is required to have a half power width of 100 in both the vertical and horizontal planes. Determine the dimensions of the horn mouth and the length of the horn in wavelengths, and the directive gain? [16] (b) With neat sketch explain the operation of H-plane horn antenna? [8+8]