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EC-303 Antenna and Wave Propagation: Text Books

This document provides an overview of the course EC-303 Antenna and Wave Propagation. It is divided into 7 topics that will be covered: 1) introduction to radiation from single wire, two wire, and dipole antennas, 2) fundamental antenna parameters, 3) linear wire antennas such as monopoles and dipoles, 4) antenna arrays including broadside and end-fire arrays, 5) aperture antennas including horns, slots, and reflectors, 6) ground wave propagation including space waves and the effect of the earth, and 7) ionospheric propagation including reflection and refraction of radio waves and critical frequency. The course has an internal marks component of 40 and an external marks component of 60, for a total of

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EC-303 Antenna and Wave Propagation: Text Books

This document provides an overview of the course EC-303 Antenna and Wave Propagation. It is divided into 7 topics that will be covered: 1) introduction to radiation from single wire, two wire, and dipole antennas, 2) fundamental antenna parameters, 3) linear wire antennas such as monopoles and dipoles, 4) antenna arrays including broadside and end-fire arrays, 5) aperture antennas including horns, slots, and reflectors, 6) ground wave propagation including space waves and the effect of the earth, and 7) ionospheric propagation including reflection and refraction of radio waves and critical frequency. The course has an internal marks component of 40 and an external marks component of 60, for a total of

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EC-303 Antenna and Wave Propagation

Internal Marks: 40 LTP


External Marks: 60 3 1 0
Total Marks: 100

1. Introduction:Physical concept of Radiation in single wire, two wire, and


dipole, Current Distribution on a thin wire antenna.
2. Fundamental Parameters of Antenna: Radiation Pattern, Radiation Power
Density, Radiation intensity, Directivity, Gain, Antenna efficiency, Beamwidth,
Bandwidth, Polarisation, Antenna Input Impedance, Elementary idea about self and
mutual impedance, Radiation efficiency, Effective aperture, Antenna Temperature.
3. Linear Wire Antennas: Retarded potential, Infinitesimal dipole, Current
distribution of short dipole and half wave dipole, Far-field, Radiating near-field and
reactive near-field region, Monopole and Half wave dipole.
4. Antenna Arrays: Array of two point sources, Array factor, n-element linear
array with uniform amplitude and spacing, Analysis of Broadside array, Ordinary end-fire
array, Hansen-woodyard end fire array, n-element linear array with non-uniform spacing,
, Analysis of Binomial and Dolph-Tschebyscheff array, Scanning Array, Superdirective
array.
5. Aperture Antennas: Field Equivalence principle, Rectangular and circular
aperture antennas, Horn antenna, Babinet’s Principle, Slot Antenna, Reflector antenna.
6. Ground wave Propagation: Friis Free space equation, ,Reflection from
earth’s surface, Surface and Space wave propagation for vertical and horizontal dipole,
Field strength of Space wave, Range of space wave propagation, Effective earth’s
radius, Effect of earth imperfections and atmosphere on space wave propagation,
Modified refractive index, Duct propagation, Tropospheric propagation.
7. Ionospheric Propagation: Structure of ionosphere, propagation of radio
waves through ionosphere, Refractive index of ionosphere, Reflection and refraction of
waves by ionosphere, Critical frequency, Maximum usable frequency, Optimum working
frequency, Lowest usable high frequency, virtual height, Skip Distance, Effect of earth’s
magnetic field.
Text Books:
1. Antenna Theory , Balanis C.A ,John Wiley & sons.
2. Electromagnetics and radiating systems, Jordan E.C.,PHI.
Reference Books:
1. Antenna and radio wave propagation, Collins R.E., McGraw Hill.
2. Antenna Theory , Krauss J.D.,McGraw Hill

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