Question 1 (Final 2021)
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Draw radiation pattern for dipole antenna of 𝑳 = 𝟐 𝝀
𝑗 60 𝐼𝑚 cos(𝛽𝐻 cos 𝜃 ) − cos 𝛽𝐻 −𝑗𝛽𝑟
𝐸𝜃 = 𝑒
𝑟 sin 𝜃
3
𝐻=4 𝜆
2𝜋 3 3𝜋
𝛽𝐻= 𝜆=
𝜆 4 2
3𝜋
cos ( 2 cos 𝜃)
|𝐸𝜃 |𝑛 =
sin 𝜃
Max
3𝜋
cos ( cos 𝜃) = ±1
2
3𝜋
cos 𝜃 = 0 , ±𝜋
2
2
cos 𝜃 = 0 , ±
3
𝜋 3𝜋
𝜃𝑚𝑎𝑥 = , , ±48 , ±131
2 2
Null
3𝜋
cos ( cos 𝜃) = 0
2
3𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
cos 𝜃 = ± , ±
2 2 2
1
cos 𝜃 = ± , ±1
3
𝜃𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑙 = ±70.5 , ±109 , 0 , 𝜋
0
-48
48
-70.5
70.5
270 90
-109
109
-131
131
1 180
1
Half Power beamwidth (HPBW) :
3𝜋
cos ( 2 cos 𝜃ℎ )
|𝐸𝜃 |𝑛 = = 0.707
sin 𝜃ℎ
Using try and error
𝜃ℎ = 80.23
𝐻𝑃𝐵𝑊 = 2 |90 − 80.23| = 19.54
Question 2 (Final 2018)
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Draw radiation pattern for dipole antenna of 𝑳 = 𝟐 𝝀
𝑗 60 𝐼𝑚 cos(𝛽𝐻 cos 𝜃 ) − cos 𝛽𝐻 −𝑗𝛽𝑟
𝐸𝜃 = 𝑒
𝑟 sin 𝜃
5
𝐻=4 𝜆
2𝜋 5 5𝜋
𝛽𝐻= 𝜆=
𝜆 4 2
5𝜋
cos ( cos 𝜃)
|𝐸𝜃 |𝑛 = 2
sin 𝜃
Max
5𝜋
cos ( cos 𝜃) = ±1
2
5𝜋
cos 𝜃 = 0 , ±𝜋 , ±2𝜋
2
2 4
cos 𝜃 = 0 , ± , ±
5 5
𝜋 3𝜋
𝜃𝑚𝑎𝑥 = , , ±66.42 , ±113.58 , ±36.87 , ±143.1
2 2
Null
5𝜋
cos ( cos 𝜃) = 0
2
5𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋 5𝜋
cos 𝜃 = ± , ± ,±
2 2 2 2
1 3
cos 𝜃 = ± , ± , ±1
5 5
𝜃𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑙 = ±78.5 , ±101.5 , ± 53.13 , ±126.87 , 0 , 𝜋
0 36.78
-36.78
-53.13 53.13
-66.42
66.42
-78.5
78.5
270 90
-101.5
101.5
-113.58
113.58
1
-126.87 126.87 1
-143.1 180 143.1
1
1
Half Power beamwidth (HPBW) :
5𝜋
cos ( 2 cos 𝜃ℎ )
|𝐸𝜃 |𝑛 = = 0.707
sin 𝜃ℎ
Using try and error
𝜃ℎ = 84.23
𝐻𝑃𝐵𝑊 = 2 |90 − 84.23| = 11.54
