Fundamentals of Antennas
Week 1 Assignment
1. The measured HPBWs of an antenna in the two orthogonal planes are 30° and 20°. The
   approximate gain of the antennain dB is :                                             (2)
        a. 17.3dB
        b. 18.4dB(Ans)
        c. 23.1dB
        d. 31.5dB
2. The E-field pattern of an antenna varies as 3+2cosθ, where, angle θ is measured from
   broadside. The approx. HPBW of the antenna is :                                        (2)
        a. 151o
        b. 149o (Ans)
        c. 31o
        d. 25o
3. For an omnidirectional antenna, first null beam width (FNBW) in E-planeis 45o, the
   approximate directivity in dB is :                                                     (2)
        a. 15.2dB
        b. 13.0dB
        c. 7.6dB(Ans)
        d. 6.5dB
4. The axial ratio of an antenna is 1.2. It is acceptable for which polarization :        (1)
        a. Linear
        b. Circular (Ans)
        c. Elliptical
        d. Depends on the direction of wave propagation
5. If reflection coefficient of an antenna is 0.5at a frequency of 900 MHz, then
   5.1 The value of voltage standing wave ratio(VSWR) is:                                 (1)
         a. 5
         b. 3 (Ans)
         c. 2
         d. 1
   5.2 The percentage power transmittedby antenna is:                                     (1)
        a. 75% (Ans)
        b. 50%
        c. 25%
        d. 10%
6. If the antenna input impedanceis (30+j40)Ωat 2.45GHz, the percentage reflected power from
   the antenna is :                                                                       (2)
        a. 0
        b. 25%(Ans)
        c. 75%
        d. None of these
7. A GSM1800 cell tower antenna with 16dB gain is transmitting 10W of power at 1845 MHz.
   The power density at a distance of 50m in the direction of maximum radiation is :      (2)
        a. 4.0 mWatt/m2
        b. 6.4 mWatt/m2
        c. 12.7 mWatt/m2(Ans)
        d. 14.2 mWatt/m2
8. Two identical transmitting and receiving antennasare located at a distance of 2km. Power
    transmitted is 30dBm at 15GHzand received poweris -70dBm, the approximate gain ofeach
    antenna is :                                                                                 (2)
         a. 11dB(Ans)
         b. 21dB
         c. 41dB
         d. 51dB
9. Transmitting and receiving antennas operating at 1GHz with gains of 20dB and 15dB,
    respectively, are separated by a distance of 1 km. Assume that the transmitting antenna is
    circularly polarized and the receiving antenna is linearly polarized. If the transmitted power is
    150W, the received power is :                                                                (3)
         a. -5.6dBm
         b. -7.2dBm
         c. -8.6dBm(Ans)
         d. -10.2dBm
10. The diameter of a parabolic dish antenna for 40dB gain at 11GHz is……:(Assume that
    efficiency η of the antenna is 65%.)                                                         (2)
         a. 2.0m
         b. 1.5m
         c. 1.1m (Ans)
         d. 0.9m