Electronic Communications (4th Edition) by Dennis Roddy and John Coolen

1. Part of a microwave link can be approximated by free-space conditions. The antenna gains
are 40 dB. The frequency is 10 GHz and the path is 80 km. Calculate: (a) the transmission
path loss and (b) the received power for a transmitted power of 10W.

2. What feature of the microwave relay system makes it attractive for providing telephone trunk
circuits? How many repeater stations would be required on a 6000 km route?

3. A VGF radio link is set up a shore station and an isalan in a lake 10 miles offshore. The
antenna site on the island is atop a 100-ft cliff. Calculate the minimum height of the shore
station antenna if the minimum acceptable signal strength of either station is 10V/m. The
frequency is 150 MHz and the transmit power is 1W from dipole from each station

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5. Why are VHF systems popular for dispatch work?

6. Why must a radio repeater station not retransmit on the same frequency on which it
receives?

7. Explain the significance of plasma frequency in connection with ionospheric radio

communication. How is the critical frequency far an ionized layer related to the plasma
frequency?

8.
A radio communications link is to be established via the ionosphere. The maximum
virtual height of the layer is 100km at midpoint of the path and the critical frequency is 2MHz.
The distance between stations is 600km. Determine suitable values for the optimum working
frequency and the angle of elevation for the antenna main beam

9. Explain what is meant by the gyro frequency and why frequencies in the region of the
gyro frequency are not suitable for ionospheric transmissions.

10. Calculate the maximum range obtainable in a single hop transmission utilizing the F2
layer for which hmax is 400km. The earths radius may be taken as 6370km.

11. Discuss briefly the factors that give rise to fading in ionospheric radio transmission

12. List the advantages and disadvantages of HP radiotelephone circuits.

13.
Explain the difference between the surface wave and the ground wave for radio
transmission in the frequency range from 300 kHz to 2 MHz.

14.
Given that the free-space velocity of light c is 299792.5 km/s and the ratio of phase
velocity in the atmosphere to the free-space values Vp/c is 0.9974, calculate the wavelength
of the generating frequency foin the omega navigation system.