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FOT]R YEAR B.TECH DEGREE END EXAMINATION

F-IFTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION
EI-ECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ANTENNAS ANp WAVE PROPAGATI-ONS_(AWP)
(scHEI\4L:201=i_)

l'irle:

3 IIours

Max marks:

70N4

Note : I . Question No.1 is compulsory

2. Answer any four questions frorn the rernaining

1.

Ansu,er the fbllowing questions. Each question carries

I mark.

(10M)

a.) Write the relationship between Directivitl'and Half power beam width(HPIIW)
b) Define Pattern Multiplication.
c) Defir-re Directivit-v and Antema efficiency.

d) W'liat is the difference between resonant and Non-resonant antenna.

e) A llalf wave dipole used at a fi'equency of 300MHz has a length of

0 Det-ine skip distance.

g) Write the expression for the range of Space wave plopagation in terms of
d.

ht&ll'.

h) ____Layers are present during Night time in ionospheric region.

i) What are the types of feeding methods are used in micro strip antennas?
j) If a wave of critical frequencv 30MHz is departing at an angle of 600, then MUF is given to
be

2.

a) IJxplain about Retarded Potentials.

(7M)

b) Explain the mechanism of current distribution on a thin u,ire antenna

(8M)

3. a) Show the radiation resistance

of half-wave dipole is 73f2.

10M)

b) A rnagnetic field strength of 5pA/m is required at a point on 0:nl2,2K-rn away from an

antenna in fiee space. How much of power must the antenna transmit if it is a half-wave dipole.
(sM)

4.

5.

a) Explain Patlern multiplication.

(7M)

b) An array of 1O-isotropic point sources are placed along a line with spacin g d:)J4.
Assun-ring uniform distribution find progressive phase shift. FIPBW- FNBW for
End fire condition.

(8M)

a) Wh-y flaring is done in Horn antennas? Give the characteristics and sketches

o1'

(8M)

dillerer-rt horns.

b) Explain the rhombic antenna w,ith the help of neat diagram.

6. (a) What are the basic characteristics of micro strip antennas explain their advantages.
b) Explain tlre nreasurement of the gain by direct comparison rnethod & three
antenna method.

ta) Ilxplain dillcrent modes of w.ave propagation in the atmosphere u,ith neat
skctchcs.

(b) Write short noles on

(i) Ir4axirnr.rm Usable Frequency.

(7M)

(7M)
(81\4)

(7M)
(8M)

(ii) DUCT Propagation.