ASSIGNMENT NO: I

Subject Name: Antennas and Guided Waves Subject

Code: ECL(X)311
Instructor Name: Asst.Prof.Joyce George

Text Book Reference: Electromagnetic waves and radiating Systems -- Edward C Jordan
& Keith Balmain

Portion 1:
Read pages: 311 to 328
(A) Derive the power radiated by a current element.
Portion 2:
Read Pages: 328-332
(B) Radiation from a Quarter wave Monopole or Half-Wave Dipole.
Read Pages: 333- 342
(C) Electromagnetic waves close to antenna and far from antenna.
Portion 3:
Read pages: 353- 356
(D) Directional properties of dipole antenna.
Portion 4:
Read pages: 374-377 and 380-388
(E) Antenna Gain and Antenna terminal impedance.

Questions related to above mentioned portions:

1. Write short notes on Hertzian Dipole.

2. A magnetic field strength of 5 μA/m is required at a point on θ=π/2, which is 2 km
from an antenna in air. Neglecting ohmic loss,how much power must the antenna transmit if it
is
(a) A hertzian dipole of length λ/25?
(b) A half wave dipole ?
(c) A quarter wave monopole?
3. A Hertzian dipole of length λ/100 is located at the origin and fed with a current of 0.25
sin 108 t A. Determine the magnetic field at
(a) r=λ/5, θ=300
(b) r= 200λ, θ=600
4. An electric field strength of 10μV/m is to be measured at an observation point θ=π/2 ,
500 km from a half wave (resonant) dipole antenna operating in air at 50 MHz.
(a) What is the length of the dipole?
(b) Calculate the current must be fed to the antenna.
(c) Find the average power radiated by the antenna.
(d) If a transmission line with Z0=75 Ω Is connected to t.he antenna, determine the
standing wave ratio.
5. Determine the electric field intensity at a distance of 10 km from an antenna having a
directive gain of 5 dB and radiating a total power of 20 KW.
6. A certain antenna with an efficiency of 95% has maximum radiation intensity of 0.5
W/Sr. Calculate the directive gain when
(a) The input power is 0.4 W
(b) The radiated Power is 0.3W