SIGTRAN QUIZ #4 I. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) IDENTIFICATION Identify this.

An electrical energy that has escaped intro free space. The orientation of the electric field vector relative to the surface of the earth. This refers to the surface that has constant phase electromagnetic waves. This normally is produced when current flows through a conductor. This term refers to the reduction in power density with distance and deemed to be associated with power loss. This property of radio waves refers to the bending of the radio wave path. This is an ac antenna resistance, equal to the ratio of the power radiated by the antenna to the square of the current measured at its feedpoint. This line bisects the major lobe, extending from the antenna center, in the direction of maximum radiation. This field refers to the major lobe, extending from the antenna center, in the direction of maximum radiation. This is the decibel gain associated with a half-wave dipole. The angular separation between the two half-power points in the major lobe of the radiation pattern is called the __________________. Otherwise known as short dipole, elementary dipole, Hertzian dipole. What is this type of antenna? An inductor is added in series with a dipole antenna which effectively increases the antennas electrical length. How do we refer to the inductor? What antenna type is made up of four non-resonant elements each several wavelengths long? What technique is this? A metallic array that resembles a spoked wheel is placed on top of the antenna, which increases the shunt capacitance to the ground, thereby reducing the overall antenna capacitance. What is the typical range of the directivity gain in decibels of Yagi-Uda antenna? This is a grounded vertical monopole antenna. This is the frequency range over which an antenna is operated to give a satisfactory performance. A basic antenna is referred to as a/an _________ device, since it cannot actually amplify an electrical signal. A radiation pattern is polar diagram/graph that represents the ______________ or _______21_______ at various angular positions relative to an antenna. _______________

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In radiation patterns, the lobes adjacent to the front lobes are called _________________. What is the value of the impedance at the ends of a center-fed half-wave dipole? What type of polarization has the field strength varying with changes in polarization? Horizontal and vertical polarizations fall under the general category of ____________ polarization.

II. PROBLEM SOLVING 1) Determine the effective isotropic radiated power in dBW for an 85% efficient-antenna with a directivity gain of 43dB, when fed with 50 watts. 2) In #1, what is the ohmic/dissipation resistance of the antenna if its assumed resistance is similar to that of a dipole? 3) Five kilometers (Point A) from the antenna described in #1, what power density in mW/m2 is set up? 4) At point A, a receiver station provided with a 20dB receive antenna is found. At 150 MHz, what is the received signal power in milliwatts? 5) At the same location (Point A) described in #3, what electric field strength in V/m is available? 6) It is desired to double the field strength set up at point A in #5. What new power in Watts (instead of the original power) should be applied to the antenna described in #1? 7) How long is a short antenna that has an approximate radiation resistance of 4.25 ohms? Express your answer as a function of the operating wavelength. 8) If a 500-kHz transmitter of constant power produces a field strength of 100uV/m at a distance of 100 km from the transmitter, what would be the theoretical field strength at a distance of 200 km from the transmitter? 9) Calculate the maximum power gain in dB of a parabolic dish antenna that has 1.75 beamwidth. Assume an efficiency of 60%. 10) In the previous question, if the parabolic antenna is intended for use at 9 GHz, what is the required mouth radius (in feet) of the dish for proper operation? 11) What is the length in feet of the director of a Yagi-Uda antenna set to be operated at 630 MHz? 12) How far from the reflector should the director element be placed in #11? 13) An antenna has a gain of 35 dB at a frequency of 300 MHz. Calculate its capture area in square meters. 14) A log-periodic antenna has the shortest element measuring 0.445 m. The log-periodic design requires =0.7 and =28. How long (in meters) should the third element be? 15) How far (in meters) from the apex is the second element?

ANSWER KEY: I. IDENTIFICATION 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) Near field 2.15 dB Beamwidth Elementary doublet Loading coil Non-resonant array/ Rhombic antenna 15) Top loading 16) 7 dB to 9 dB 17) Marconi antenna 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) Antenna bandwidth Passive Power density Electric field strength Side lobes Zmax=2.5k ohms Elliptical polarization Linear

1) Electromagnetic waves 2) Polarization 3) Wavefront 4) Magnetic field 5) Wave attenuation 6) Refraction 7) Radiation resistance 8) Point of shoot/ line of shoot

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PROBLEM SOLVING 59.28 dBW 12.88 ohms 2.699 mW/ m2 86 mW 1.009 V/m 200 watts 0.073 50uV/m 39.77 dB 2.18 ft. 0.703 ft. 0.095 m / 0.312 ft. 251.65 m2 0.909 m 1.275m