DAR ES SALAAM INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ENGINEERING

NAME: FAHAD Y. ISMAIL

ADMISSION NO.: 140647492865
CLASS: B.ENG 14 ETE1

MODULE: ETU 07418

MODULE NAME: ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION

ASSIGNMENT 01

SUBMISSION: May 13, 2016

1.

Find the far field distance for an antenna with maximum dimension of
1m and operating frequency of 900 mHz

SOLUTION
Given
Maximum dimension of antenna,
f

Operating frequency,
Wavelength,

= 1 meter

= 900 mHz

c
3 108
9
= =
=0.333 10 m
3
f 900 10

Now from;
2(1)2
2 D2
Far field distance , d f =
=
=6.06 109 m
9

0.333 10
Far field distance is

6.06 10

2.
If a transmitter produces 50 watts of power, express the transmitted
power in units of
a. dBm,
b. dBw

SOLUTION
Given
Transmitted Power,

Pt

= 50 Watts

a. Power in dBm
From Gain in dB
G ( dB )=10 log ( Pt 1000 )
Then,
G ( dB )=10 log ( 50 1000 )=46.9897 dBm
b. Power in dB

From Gain in dB
G ( dB )=10 log ( Pt )
Then,
G ( dB )=10 log ( 50 )=16 .9897 dB

3.
Calculate the power density of 100meters for 100 watts transmitted
through an antenna with gain of 10
SOLUTION
Given
Pt

Transmitted Power,
Transmitted Gain,
d

Distance,

Gt

P o=

= 10

= 100 meter

From Power density

P o=

= 100 watts

Po

Pt G t
4 ( R)

100 10
=7.96 103 W /m 2
2
4 ( 100 )

4.
The antenna with radiation resistance R = 18.8, dc resistance Rdc =
0.4 and directive gain D = 200
Determine
a. Efficiency of the antenna
b. Power gain of the antenna
SOLUTION
Given
Radiation Resistance,

Radiation Resistance,

Rdc

= 18.8
= 0.4

Directive Gain,

= 200

a. Efficiency of the antenna

From,
Effeciency , e=

e=

Power Radiated , Pr
100
Power input , P

Pr
100
P r + Pd
R
R
18.8
100
( 18.8+0.4 )
R
i2 ( d+ R dc ) 100 = d

2
i Rd
e=

( d + Rdc )100 =

e=97.92

Efficiency of the antenna is 97.92%

b. Power gain of the antenna
From,
Gain ,G=e D
then

Gain ,G=

97.92
200=195.84
100

The Gain of the antenna is 195.84

5.
An FM broadcast radio station has a 2dB, gain antenna system and 100
kW transmit power. Calculate the effective isotopically radiated power in kilo
watts

SOLUTION
Given
Pt

Transmitted Power,
Transmitted Gain,

Gt

= 10 watts
= 2 dB

From Gain in dB
G ( dB )=10 log ( G )
Then,
G (dB )
(
( 102 )
10 )
G=10
10 1.585

Isotopically Power,

Pt ( iso )=Pt Gt =100 103 1.585=158.5 103 Watts

Therefore, effective isotopically power radiated is

158.5 kiloWatts

6.
In a microwave communication link two identical antennas operating at
10GHz were used having power gain of 40dB. If the transmitter power is 10
W determine the received power of the range of the link is
a. 30 km
b. 3000 km
SOLUTION
Given
Transmitted Power,
Operating frequency,

Pt

= 10 watts
f

=10 GHz

Power Gain of transmitter in dB,

Power Gain of receiver in dB,

From Gain in dB

Gr

Gt

= 40 dB

= 40 dB

G ( dB )=10 log ( G )
Then,
G (dB )
(
( 4010 )
10 )
G=10
10 10000

Gt G 2=10000
a. Received Power at R = 30 km
From Received Power
P r=

Pt G t Gr c

( 4 Rf )

Pr

10 10000 10000 (3 108 )2

then, Pr =
=6.33 106 Watts
9 2
(4 30000 10 10 )
b. Received Power at R = 3000 km
From Received Power
P r=

then, Pr =

Pr

Pt G t Gr c 2

( 4 Rf )

10 10000 10000 (3 108 )2

=6.33 1010 Watts
(4 3000000 10 10 9)2

7.
If 50 watts is applied to a unity gain antenna with a 900 MHz carrier
frequency, find the received power in dBm at a free space distance:
a. 100m from antenna
b. 10 km from antenna
Assume unity gain for the receiver antenna
SOLUTION
Given
Transmitted Power,

Pt

= 50 watts

Operating frequency,

=900 MHz

a. At the distance apart, R=100 meter

From Received Power
P r=

Pt G t Gr c
2
(4 Rf )

Pr

P rovided Gain isunity i. e .

Gr=G t=1c=3 108

m/s

50 1 1(3 10 8)2
then, Pr =
=3.5 2 106 Watts
6 2
(4 100 900 10 )
Pr ( dBm ) =10 log ( Pr 103 ) =10 log ( 3.52 106 103 ) =24.53 dBm
b. At the distance apart, R=10 kilometer
From Received Power

Pr

Pt G t Gr c 2
P r=
(4 Rf )2
P rovided Gain isunity i. e .

Gr=G t=1c=3 108

then, Pr =

m/s

50 1 1(3 10 8)2
=3.52 1010 Watts
6 2
(4 10000 900 10 )

Pr ( dBm ) =10 log ( Pr 103 ) =10 log ( 3.52 1010 103 )=64.53 dBm