Reg. No. Question Paper Code ; 11299 B.EJB.Tech, DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRILIMAY 2011 Sixth Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 2353 — ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION (Regulation 2008) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum 100 marks SPA 1 Answer ALL questions PART A —(10 x 2=20 marks) Define gain and directivity of an antenna, What is the significance of radiation resistance of arantenna? What. are the applications of loop antenna’, Define Pattorn Multiplication State Huygens Principle. ‘What are the features of pyramidal hem antenna? What are the applications of micfostrip antenna? What, are near and far fielémeasurements? Define maximum usable frequency. What is meant by: Faraday rotation? PART B— (5 x 16 = 80 marks) (a) _Detive the Electric and magnetic field quantities of Hertzian dipole, (16) Or (b) Explain the following terms with respect to antenna @ Polarization wo (ii) Effective aperture @ (Gi) Dinectivity @) iv) Antenna temperature e (*) Radiation pattern, @)13, 14, 16 @ ) @) (b) (a) by @ (b) Deduce the field quantities and draw radiation pattern for a half wavelength dipole. (a6) or ‘Two identical vertical radiators are spaced d= 2/4 meters apart and fed with currents of equal magnitude but with a phase difference ‘f’. Evaluate the resultant radiation for = 0° and thereby identify the direction of maximum and minimum radiation. (a6) Explain the radiation mechanism of slot. antenna with diagram=| (16) Or Explain the special features of Reflector antenna andl disctiss’on different, types of feed used with neat. diagram. «sy With a neat sketch, explain the construction and operation of Helical antenna. (as) Or Explain the principle of operation of Yagi-Uda array with neat schematic diagram. (a6) (@ Explain the mechanism of ionosphere propagation. Cc) (i) How doos the earth affeet ground wave propagation? ® Or @)p Explain the terms @. Optimum working frequeney (2) Duct propagation (8) Virtual height. a0 Gi) What are the effects of earth magnetic field? 6 a 11299