COURSE: ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION (EC1508)

Assignment No. 1

Q1.) A hypothetical isotropic antenna is radiating in free-space. At a distance of

100 m from the antenna, the total electric field ) is measured to be 5 V/m.

Find the (a) Power density ) (b) Power radiated ).

Q2.) The maximum radiation intensity of a 90% efficiency antenna is 200 mWatt

per unit solid angle. Find the directivity and gain (dimensionless and in dB)

when the

(a) Input power is 125.66 mWatt

(b) Radiated power is 125.66 mWatt

Q3.) In target-search ground-mapping radars it is desirable to have echo power

received from a target, of constant cross section, to be independent of its

range. For one such application, the desirable radiation intensity of the

antenna is given by

) { }
)

Find the directivity (in dB) using the exact formula.

Q4.) A beam antenna has half-power beam widths of and in

perpendicular planes intersecting at the maximum of the main beam. Find its

approximate maximum effective aperture (in λ2) using (a) Kraus’ and (b)

Tai and Pereira’s formulas. The minor lobes are very small and can be

neglected.

Q5.) The normalized radiation intensity of an antenna is rotationally symmetric in

φ, and it is represented by

{ }

(a) What is the directivity (above isotropic) of the antenna (in dB) ?

(b) What is the directivity (above an infinitesimal dipole) of the antenna

(in dB)?

Q6.) The radiation intensity of an antenna is given by

For and (i.e., in the upper half-space).

 It is zero in the lower half-space. Find the

(a) Exact directivity (dimensionless and in dB)

(b) Elevation plane half-power beam width (in degrees)

Q7.) The normalized radiation intensity of an antenna is symmetric, and it can be

approximated by

)
)

And it is independent of “”. Find the

(a) Exact directivity by integrating the function

(b) Approximate directivity using Kraus’ formula

Q8.) The maximum gain of a horn antenna is +20 dB, while the gain of its first

side lobe is −15 dB. What is the difference in gain between the maximum

and first side lobe:

(a) In dB

(b) As a ratio of the field intensities.

Q9.) A 1 km long microwave link uses two antennas each having 30 dB gains. If

the power transmitted by one antenna is 1 watt at 3 GHz. Then calculate the

power received by the other antenna. Assume the PLF = 1.

Q10.) A transmitting antenna radiates 251 watt isotropic. A receiving antenna

located 100 m away from the transmitting antenna has an effective aperture

of 500 cm.

Find the total power received by the antenna.

Q11.) An antenna has the field pattern given by ) for

Find HPBW.

Q12.) Find the Radiation resistance of wire dipole in free space.

Q13.) An Isotropic antenna is radiating through free space at a distance of 122 m.

Calculate the electric field when the radiating power is 500 watt.

Q14.) A base station cellular communication system lossless antenna has

maximum gain of 20 dB at 1700MHz. Assuming the input power to the

antenna is 12 Watt. What is the maximum radiated power density in

at a distance of 150 meter?

Q15.) The input reactance of an infinitesimal linear dipole of length and

radius is given by

* ( ) +

Assuming the wire of the dipole is copper with a conductivity ( ) of

S/m, determine at the

 a) Loss resistance )

b) Radiation resistance )

c) Radiation efficiency )

d) VSWR when the antenna is connected to a 50-ohm line

Q16.) An antenna has a maximum effective aperture of 2.147 at its operating

frequency of 100 . It has no conduction or dielectric losses. The input

impedance of the antenna itself is 75 ohms, and it is connected to a 50-ohm

transmission line. Find the directivity of the antenna system (“system”

meaning includes any effects of connection to the transmission line).

Assume no polarization losses.

Q17.) Find the number of Lobes for antenna height (h) h= 0, , , ,

and Plot the Elevation Plane Amplitude pattern of a Vertical

infinitesimal electric dipole for height and above an infinite perfect

electric conductor.

(Note: solution provided)

Sol. No. of Lobs (N) =

H N

0 1

1.25

1.5
 1.75

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Q18.) A center-fed electric dipole of length (l) is attached to a balanced lossless

transmission line whose characteristic impedance is 50 ohms. Assuming the

dipole is resonant at the given length, find the input VSWR when

(a) l = λ/4 (b) l = λ/2 (c) l = 3λ/4 (d) l = λ

Q19.) A resonant center-fed dipole is connected to a 50-ohm line. It is desired to maintain

the input VSWR = 2. What should the largest input resistance of the dipole be to

maintain the VSWR = 2.

Q20.) A dipole antenna, with a triangular current distribution, is used for communication

with submarines at a frequency of 150 kHz. The overall length of the dipole is 200 m,

and its radius is 1 m. Assume a loss resistance of 2 ohms in series with the radiation

resistance of the antenna.

(a) Evaluate the input impedance of the antenna including the loss resistance.

The input reactance can be approximated by

( )
)

(b) Evaluate the radiation efficiency of the antenna.

(c) Evaluate the radiation power factor of the antenna.

(d) Design a conjugate-matching network to provide a perfect match between

the antenna and a 50-ohm transmission line. Give the value of the series

reactance X and the turns ratio n of the ideal transformer.

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