AUDEN TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY Sixth Semester B.E.

First Internal Test, March 2013

Antennas and Propagation

Date: 15/03/2013 Duration: 1 hrs. Subject Code: 10EC64 Max. Marks: 50

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, selecting atleast TWO questions from each part. PART A 1. Explain the following parameters of antenna : i) Beam solid angle ii) Radiation intensity iii) Effective height iv) Directivity and gain v) Radiation Pattern. 2. a. State and prove reciprocity theorem for antennas. b. Find the relation between maximum effective aperture and directivity (5+5 Marks) (10 Marks)

3. a. Derive a relation that relates total received power and total transmitted power in terms of directivities. b. The radiation intensity of an antenna is given by 0 . Find the directivity. ( ) ( ) for 0 (5 Marks) and (5 Marks)

4. a. Two spacecraft are separated by 100m. Each has an antenna with D = 1000 operating at 2.5 GHz. If craft As receiver requires 20dB over 1pw, what transmitted power is required on craft B to achieve this signal level. b. Prove that ( ) for a unidirectional pattern given by PART-B 5. a. Explain the terms with respect to antennas: i) Polarization ii) Field zones ( 5 marks) ( ) (6 Marks) (4 Marks)

( ) b. The radiation intensity of an antenna is given by ( ) for 0 and 0 . Find the directivity by both exact and approximate method. (5 Marks) 6. a. Obtain the expression for maximum effective aperture for dipole (4 Marks)

b. A small dipole antenna carrying a uniform r.m.s current of 10 A is having a far zone r,m,s field at a distance r meter in a direction making an angle ( ) v/m. Find the total radiated power. 7. a. Derive an expression for array factor of an array of N-isotropic sources with the conductor given by (6 Marks) (7 Marks)

b. Find the total power radiated and directivity for an isotropic point source with unidirectional cosine squared power pattern. Also show the pattern
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(3 Marks)

AUDEN TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY Sixth Semester B.E. First Internal Test, March 2013

8. a. State and explain the power pattern theorem.

(3 Marks)

b. Find the relative field pattern of an array of two isotropic opposite phase point sources. Also find the expression for maxima, nulls and half power points. (7 Marks)

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