JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, GUNA

Tutorial Sheet – 10
14B11EC613 – Antenna and Propagation Date: 2/5/2018

Q 1. Explain MUF and give any method of calculating. A high frequency radio link has to be
established between two points at a distance of 2500 Km on earth’s surface. Considering
the ionospheric height to be 200 Km and its critical frequency 5MHz, calculate the MUF
for the given path.

Q 2. A high frequency radio link has to be established between two points on the earth 2000 km
away. If the reflection region of the ionosphere is at a height of 200 km, and has a critical
frequency of 6 MHz, calculate the MUF for the given path.

Q 3. What do you understand by the term critical frequency? Calculate the critical frequencies
for the F1, F2 and E layers for which the maximum ionic densities are 2.3x106, 3.5x106 and
1.7x106 electrons per c.c. respectively.

Q 4. The observed critical frequencies of E and F layers at some high altitude area on some
particular time are 2.5MHz and 8.4MHz respectively. Calculate the maximum electron
concentrations of the layers.

Q 5. At what frequency a wave ust propagate for the D region to have an index of refraction
0.5? Given N=400 electron/c.c. for D region.

Q 6. Determine the change in the electron density of E-layer when the critical frequency
changes from 4MHz to 1MHz between mid day and sun set.