EC 2353 ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION ANNA UNIVERSITY PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER, IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, 2 MARKS AND

16 MARKS QUESTIONS FOR EEE DEPARTMENT ANNA UNIVERSITY PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER EC2353 ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION , IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, 2 MARKS AND 16 MARKS QUESTIONS FOR EEE DEPARTMENT B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011 Sixth Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 2353 ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION (Regulation 2008) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions PART A (10 2 = 20 marks) 1. Define gain and directivity of an antenna. 2. What is the significance of radiation resistance of an antenna? 3. What are the applications of loop antenna? 4. Define Pattern Multiplication. 5. State Huygens Principle. 6. What are the features of pyramidal horn antenna? 7. What are the applications of microstrip antenna? 8. What are near and far field measurements? 9. Define maximum usable frequency. 10. What is meant by Faraday rotation? PART B (5 16 = 80 marks) 11. (a) Derive the Electric and magnetic field quantities of Hertzian dipole. (16) Or (b) Explain the following terms with respect to antenna: (i) Polarization (4) (ii) Effective aperture (3) (iii) Directivity (3) (iv) Antenna temperature (3) (v) Radiation pattern. (3)

12. (a) Deduce the field quantities and draw radiation pattern for a half wavelength dipole. (16) Or (b) Two identical vertical radiators are spaced 4 / = d meters apart and fed with currents of equal magnitude but with a phase difference . Evaluate the resultant radiation for = 0 and thereby identify the direction of maximum and minimum radiation. (16) 13. (a) Explain the radiation mechanism of slot antenna with diagram. (16) Or (b) Explain the special features of Reflector antenna and discuss on different types of feed used with neat diagram. (16) 14. (a) With a neat sketch, explain the construction and operation of Helical antenna. (16) Or (b) Explain the principle of operation of Yagi-Uda array with neat schematic diagram. (16) 15. (a) (i) Explain the mechanism of ionosphere propagation. (8) (ii) How does the earth affect ground wave propagation? (8) Or (b) (i) Explain the terms : (1) Optimum working frequency (2) Duct propagation (3) Virtual height (10) (ii) What are the effects of earth magnetic field? (6)

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011. Sixth Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering EC 2353 ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION (Regulation 2008) (Common to PTEC 2353 - Antenna and wave Propagation for B.E.( Part- time) Fifth Semester Electronics and communication Engineering -Regulation 2009) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A (10 2 = 20 marks) 1. What is the significance of gain of an antenna? 2. Define effective aperture of an antenna. 3. Why is loop antenna called as magnetic dipole? 4. Define Pattern Multiplication. 5. State Babinets Principle. 6. What are the limitations of Lens antenna? 7. Why is log periodic antenna called so? 8. What are the features of microstrip antenna? 9. Define Critical frequency. 10. What is meant by Faraday rotation? PART B (5 16 = 80 marks) 11. (a) What are Hertizian dipoles? Derive the Electric and magnetic field quantities of Infinitesimal dipole and radiation pattern. (16) Or (b) Explain the following parameters of an antenna: (i) Beam solid angle (ii) Radiation pattern (iii) Gain (iv) Polarization (v) Bandwidth. (16) 12. (a) Derive the field quantities and Radiation resistance of a half wavelength dipole. (16) Or (b) An antenna array consists of two identical isotropic radiators spaced by a distance of d= /4 meters and fed with currents of equal magnitude but with a phase difference . Evaluate the resultant radiation for =0o and thereby identify the direction of maximum radiation. (16) 13. (a) Explain the radiation mechanism of Microwave Horn antenna with diagram. (16) Or (b) Explain the special features of Parabolic Reflector antenna and discuss on different types of feed used with neat diagram. (16) 14. (a) With a neat sketch, explain the construction and operation of Multielement Yagi- Uda antenna. (16) Or (b) With necessary illustrations explain the radiation characteristics of microstrip antenna and mention its possible application. (16) 15. (a) (i) Explain the mechanism of ionospheric propagation with neat diagram. (8) (ii) Discuss the effects of Earths magnetic field on ionosphere radio wave propagation? (8) Or (b) (i) Explain important features of ground wave propagation? (10) (ii) Explain the terms: (1) Optimum working frequency (2) Skip distance (3) Virtual height. (6)