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Credit: 04
Antenna & Wave Propagation
L-T-P: (3-02)
Antennas: Antenna fundamentals and definitions, Effective
length, Effective aperture, gains, bandwidth, beamwidth,
radiation resistance, input impedance, Polarization, Pattern,
reciprocity Theorem.
Antenna Arrays: Collinear, broadside, endfire and Binomial,
Dolph-Tschebyscheff arrays. Multiplication of Patterns.
UHF & Microwave Antennas: Parabolic reflector, Horn, Lens
antennas, Yagi, Log-periodic, Helical Antennas, Square &
Circular loop antennas.
Microstrip antennas: Rectangular Patch, Circular Patch
antennas & their analysis (End results only) Arrays & feed
networks.
Radio Wave Propagation: Theory of Ground wave, Space wave
& Sky wave Propagation, Various ionospheric Layers. Effect of
ground constants on wave propagation, Duct Propagation,
Tropospheric scattering, Critical frequency, Skip zone, MUF in
sky wave propagation, Effect of Earths, Magnetic field
Atmospheric Conditions, Solar activity.
Radio wave Propagation in Mobile Environments: Free space,
Ground Reflection models, Knife-edge diffraction model &
Okumura models; Indoor propagation models.