NARASARAOPETA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, NARASARAOPET

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Academic Year: 2015-16
Year: III Year, I Semester, ECE-B&C
Subject
: Antennas & Wave Propagation
Date of Commencement: 29-6-15
Faculty Name : Ms. Ch. Krishnapriya

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UNIT-I
Introduction
Radiation mechanism of single wire
Radiation mechanism of 2- wire, dipoles
Current distribution on thin wire antennas, radiation patterns
Principal planes, lobes, Beam widths
Beam area, Radiation intensity, Beam efficiency
Directivity, Gain, Resolution,
Antenna apertures, Aperture efficiency, Effective height,
Problems
UNIT-II
Retarded potentials, Radiation from Small Electric dipole
Radiation from half wave dipole, quarter wave monopoles
Power radiated & Radiation resistance for quarter wave
monopole, half wave dipoles
Beam-width, effective heights, effective area, directivity
Current distribution, fields, patterns for thin linear center -fed
different dipoles lengths
Radiation resistance at current not maximum
Antenna theorems, applicability ,proofs
Loop antenna, small loop-field components, comparison with
dipole, Directivity, Radiation resistance for small loops Short
magnetic dipole
UNIT-III
2- elements arrays with different cases
Pattern multiplication
N -element broad side array
N -element end fire array, EFA with increased Directivity
Characteristics and comparison
Scanning arrays, binomial arrays
Effects of uniform and non-uniform amplitude distribution and
design relation.
Arrays with parasitic elements
Yagi Uda arrays

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Folded dipoles and their characteristics

UNIT-IV
Introduction
Travelling wave radiators- basic concepts
Long wire antenna and patterns
V-antennas
Rhombic antennas and design
Broad band antennas-helical antennas

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Reflector antennas
F/D ratio
Spill over, back lobes
Aperture blocking and Offset feeds
Cassegrain feed
UNIT-VI
Horn antennas Types, Design
Lens antennas-Geometry, Types, Zoning and application
Antennas measurements (patterns required, setup )
Directivity and gain measurements
UNIT-VI
Concepts of propagation frequency ranges, Types
Ground wave propagation-characteristics
Sky wave propagation(formation of Ionospheric layers)
Mechanism of reflection and refraction
Critical frequency, MUF, and skip distance calculations
Optimum frequency, LUHF, virtual heights
Ionospheric abnormalities and Ionospheric absorption
Fundamental equation for free space propagation
Basic transmission loss calculations
Space wave propagation-mechanism
LOS & Radio horizon
Tropospheric wave propagation, Effective earth radius & field
calculations
M-Curves and duct propagation
Tropospheric scattering

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TEACHING AIDS:

Chalk And Glass Board

Laptop And LCD Projector For Power Point Presentation
Display Charts
OHP

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Antennas for All Applications John D Kraus & Ronald J.Marhefka, TMHI, 3rdEdition. 2003.
2. Electromagnetic Waves & Radiating Systems -EC.Jordan & K G Balmain, PHI, 2nd ed., 2000.

REFERENCES:
1. Antenna Theory C.A. Balanis, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd ed., 2001.
2. Antennas & Wave Propagation K D Prasad, SatyaPrakashan, Tech India Publications, New Delhi,
2001.
3. Electronic& Radio Engineering F.E.Terman, McGraw-Hill, 4th edition, 1955.
4. Antennas-John D.Kraus, McGraw-Hill, 2nd. Edition, 1988.

Signature of Faculty member

Signature of HOD