RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION

ASSIGNMENT: DUE Weds (11/14)

Instruction: Print the questions and show your detailed

handwritten solutions.

1. A transmitter has a power output of 150W at a carrier

frequency of 325MHz. It is connected to an antenna with a
gain of 12 dBi. The receiving antenna is 10 km away and has
a gain of 5 dBi. Calculate the power delivered to the
receiver, assuming free-space propagation. Assume also that
there are no losses or mismatches in the system. Sketch the
scenario.

2. A taxi company uses a central dispatcher, with an antenna at

the top of a 15 m tower, to communicate with taxicabs. The
taxi antennas are on the roofs of the cars, approximately 1.5
m above the ground. Calculate the maximum communication
distance:
(a) between the dispatcher and a taxi
(b) between two taxis

3. Calculate the free-space path loss at a frequency of 1 GHz,

for each of the following paths, to a point on the earth
directly under the satellite:
(a) from a LEO satellite at an altitude of 500 km
(b) from a MEO satellite at an altitude of 12,000 km
(c) from a geostationary satellite at 36,000 km

4. Find the propagation velocity of radio waves in glass with a

relative permittivity of 7.8.
5. An isotropic source radiates 100 W of power in free space. At
a distance of 15 km from the source, calculate the power
density and the electric field intensity.
6. A radio wave propagates in such a way that its magnetic field
is parallel with the horizon. What is its polarization?
7. What are the similarities between radio waves and light waves?
8. A wave traveling in free space undergoes refraction after
entering a denser medium, such that the original 30° angle of
incidence at the boundary between the two media is changed
20°. What is the velocity of electromagnetic waves in the
second medium?