Question Bank
UNIT 1
1. Explain Electromagnetic spectrum with applications.
2. What do you mean by radiation mechanism? Explain single wire & double wire radiation
mechanism.
3. Explain in detail fields from oscillating dipole.
4. What are the different types of antennas?
5. Give the details about Near field & Far field of the antenna.
6. Classify the antennas related to applications & band of frequencies.
7. Define Radiation Pattern of antenna.
8. What is the difference between field pattern & power pattern.
9. Define HPBW & FNBW.
10. Derive the equation of Beam Area using spherical coordinate system.
11. Derive of Friss formula of radio communication link.
12. Define Directivity & derive the equation of same.
13. Give the comparison of Gain & Directivity.
14. Explain radiation intensity in detail.
15. Calculate the approximate directivity from the half-power beam widths of a
unidirectional antenna if the normalized power pattern is given by: (a) Pn = cos , (b) Pn =
cos2 , (c) Pn = cos3 , and (d) Pn = cosn . In all cases these patterns are unidirectional (+z
direction) with Pn having a value only for zenith angles 0 90 and Pn = 0 for 90
180. The patterns are independent of the azimuth angle .
16. Calculate the approximate directivities from the half-power beam widths of the three
unidirectional antennas having power patterns as follows:
P(,) = Pm sin sin2
P(,) = Pm sin sin3
P(,) = Pm sin2 sin3
P(,) has a value only for 0 and 0 and is zero elsewhere.
17. (a) Estimate the directivity of an antenna with HP = 2, HP = 1, and (b) find the gain
of this antenna if efficiency k = 0.5.
18. What is the maximum effective aperture (approximately) for a beam antenna having
half-power widths of 30 and 35 in perpendicular planes intersecting in the beam axis?
Minor lobes are small and may be neglected.
19. Two spacecraft are separated by 100 Mm. Each has an antenna with D = 1000 operating at
2.5 GHz. If craft A's receiver requires 20 dB over 1 pW, what transmitter power is required on
craft B to achieve this signal level?
20. Two spacecraft are separated by 3 Mm. Each has an antenna with D = 200 operating at 2
GHz. If craft A's receiver requires 20 dB over 1 pW, what transmitter power is required on craft B
to achieve this signal level?
UNIT 2
1. Write a note on frequency independent Planer Log Spiral Antenna.
2. Draw & explain Log Periodic Antenna(LPDA).
3. Draw & explain infinite & finite biconical antenna.
4. Draw & Explain conical spiral antenna.
[Link] Rumsay’s principle.
UNIT 3
1. Explain advantages & Disadvantages of patch antennna
2. Explain different feed techniques of Microstrip antenna(MSA)
3. Explain Transmission line & cavity model for analysis of microstrip antenna. (It is the
design procedure of microstrip antenna )
4. Explain Antenna Ranges used for the measurement of Antenna parameters.
5. Write a note on
(1) Radiation pattern measurement.
(2) Gain Measurement
(3) Impedance measurement
7. Design rectangular microstrip patch with dimensions W & L over a single substrate
whose centre frequency is 10GHz. The dielectric constant of the substrate is 10.2 &
height is 0.127 cm.
6. Three horn antennas, A, B, and C are measured in pairs at 12 GHz. The separation of
antennas is 8 m. The transmitted power is +3 dBm. The received powers are -31 dB,
-36 dB, and -28 dB for antennas pairs AB, AC, and BC, respectively. Find the gains of the
antennas.
