CHETTINAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

ANTENNAS & WAVE PROPAGATION
INTERNAL I RE-TEST
DATE: 24.03.11 TIME: 10:00 AM to
11:30 AM

PART-A (10*2=20)

1. Define Isotropic radiator.

2. Calculate the directivity of an Isotropic antenna.
3. Differentiate Radian & Steradian.
4. Define Gain & Beam width of an antenna.
5. Derive an expression for effective aperture area of antenna.
6. Calculate the maximum effective aperture area of antenna which is
operating at a wavelength of 2 meters and has a directivity of 100.
7. Define Antenna Efficiency.
8. Write note on radiation pattern.
9. What is radiation intensity and explain in terms of poynting vector?
10. Explain directivity of an antenna.

PART-B (3*10=30)

1. Derive an expression for the power radiated by the current element

and calculate the radiation resistance.
2. Derive the total power radiated by half wave dipole and the radiation
resistance of a half wave dipole.
3. Explain the retarded vector potential in detail.
 CHETTINAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ANTENNAS & WAVE PROPAGATION
INTERNAL II RE-TEST
DATE: 24.03.11 TIME: 10:00 AM to
11:30 AM

PART-A (10*2=20)

1. What is an array and mention the various forms of antenna arrays?

2. What is a uniform linear array?
3. What is Broad side array and draw its radiation pattern?
4. What is End fire array and draw its radiation pattern?
5. What is collinear array?
6. What is parasitic array?
7. What is pattern multiplication concept?
8. List some of the advantages of pattern multiplication.
9. What is tapering of array?
10. Write a note on Binomial array.

PART-B (3*10=30)

1. Explain the array of N- sources of equal amplitude and spacing- Broad

side case
(i). Direction of pattern maxima (ii). Direction of pattern minima (iii).
Beam width of major lobe

2 . Write short notes on Binomial arrays and Phased arrays

3. Explain the array of N- sources of equal amplitude and spacing- Broad

side case
(i). Direction of pattern maxima ( ii). Direction of pattern minima