Code No: 09A50405 ROO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD B. Tech IIT Year I Semester Examinations, Noveraber/December - 2012 1JE ANTENNAS AND WAVE-PROPAGATION. (Common to ECE, ETM) Time: 3 hours Max. N, Answer any five questions All questions carry equal marks ine thé” following ‘iets as applicable to antennas,” ificance: i) Beamwidths and Beam Area, ii) Radiation Intensity and Radiation Resistance. b) For an antenna radiating into the upper hemisphere with a far field pattern of 2 egsQ,-estimate the-HPBW, BWEN, dircetivity and beam efficiency, a [944] 2.a) With neat schematics, explain the configuration of an oscillating electric dipole and derive its far field expressions. b) For 2 20 m. vertical dipole antenna, find the power radiated, radiation resistance and ragfation efficiency; af: MHz, with an: Input peak current of SOO mA: aiid a loss resistance of 2.5 obinis.~* (946) 3.a) Using the Principle of Pattern Multiplication, estimate and sketch the pattem of a 8 clement Binomial array by computing its amplitude coefficients. Derive the Array Factor of a 4-clement Endfise Array with 1/2 spacing and equal ¢x¢itation amplittides., Compute? its: “aulls, sidelobe'levels, BWEN,“and sketch the “pattern. [629] A.a) Distinguish between the axial and normal modes of radiation characteristics of ahelical antenna, and identify their requirements. State the Fermat's Pringiple, and explain, its applicability, to Horn Antennas. What ig .an-Optimum List out thig‘siandard horn’ antennas and give ‘their applications (8+7] 5.a) Give the expressions for impedance, bandwidth and directivity of rectangular patch antenna. Dosign,.a, rectangular microstrip antenna using a substrate with a dielectric constant:6f.2:2, height hi='(21588 em so ax t6‘resonate at 10GHz. [827] 6.2) With a neat block diagram, explain the measurement method of the Gain of a horn antenna by absolute method. Distinguish between different types of lens antennas, and estimate the curves; profile of « dielectric delay en 048) 7a) Define and distinguish between the terms - (i) Critical Frequency and MUF, Gi) LUF and Optimum Frequency, (ii) Virtual hight and skip distance. b) Explain the significance of E and F layers of ionosphere, and account for the multi-hop propagation of sky waves. (748)Ba) Sketch and explain the field strength variation of space waves, with sistance, and antenna hgights, deriving expressions for, the same. Find the. MUF and refractive index fora’ i a height of 200 km, and having an electron density of 2.0 x 10" per cubic meter, for a skip distance of 2500 km. Also calculate the corresponding angle of incidence. Explain the relations used. [748] --00000;