VEMU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY::P.

KOTHAKOTA
NEAR PAKALA, CHITTOOR-517112
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu)

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

AWP UNIT WISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

UNIT-I

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. Derive the components for radiation from an alternating current element.

2. Obtain the power radiated by a current element.
3. Explain all the antenna theorems?
4. Derive the expression of retarded potential using Maxwell’s equations?
5. Discuss about the polarization in detail.
6. Derive the expression for calculating radiation resistance for half wave dipole and quarter wave
dipole.
7. Derive the expression for radiation resistance Rrad=80π2(dL/λ)2
8. Explain about the fields from oscillating dipole.

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS:

1. Explain the following terms

a) Beam Area
b) Radiation Intensity
c) Beam Efficiency
d) Effective height
e) Field zones
f) Front to Back Ratio
g) Antenna Efficiency
h) Antenna Apertures
i) Antenna Temperature
j) Directivity
k) Shape-Impedance considerations
l) Radiation resistance
m) Beam width.
2. Derive the relation between Aemax and D.
3. Derive the relation between maximum power gain & directivity.
4. Derive the friis transmission formula.
5. Derive the relation between maximum effective aperture & directivity.
6. Derive the relation between Gpmax, D and η.

Department of ECE
 VEMU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY::P.KOTHAKOTA
NEAR PAKALA, CHITTOOR-517112
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu)

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

AWP UNIT WISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

UNIT-II
ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. Explain about yagi-uda antenna.

2. Explain about the helical antenna.
3. Give the importance of folded dipole antenna.
4. Discuss the design considerations of pyramidal horns.
5. Explain the practical design considerations for Monofilar Helical antenna in Axial and
Normal modes.

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS:

1. Compare the far fields of small loop and short dipole.

2. Give the radiation resistances and directives of small and large loops.
3. Give the importance of folded dipole antenna.
4. How many helix modes are there? What are they?
5. What is Fermat’s principle?
6. Give the classification of horn antennas.

Department of ECE
 VEMU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY::P.KOTHAKOTA
NEAR PAKALA, CHITTOOR-517112
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu)

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

AWP UNIT WISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

UNIT-III
ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. Explain the geometry and characteristics of rectangular patch antennas.

2. Discuss the features of reflector antennas.
3. Write short notes on non-metallic dielectric lenses.
4. Write explanatory notes on flat and corner sheet reflectors.
5. Explain the characteristics of an active square corner reflector with the help of image principle.
6. Discuss the application of image antenna concept to the 90O corner reflector.
7. What is reflector? Discuss reflector types.

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS:

1. Give the classification of feed methods of patch antennas.

2. Give the different types of feed methods of reflector antennas.
3. What are the advantages and limitations of reflector antennas?
4. What is the importance of zoning in reflector antennas?
5. Distinguish between curved surface and plane surface zoning of lens antenna.

Department of ECE
 VEMU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY::P.KOTHAKOTA
NEAR PAKALA, CHITTOOR-517112
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu)

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

AWP UNIT WISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

UNIT-IV
ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. Explain about n-element uniform linear array for broad side array.
2. Explain about n-element uniform linear array for end-fire array.
3. Explain about all the different methods of gain measurement methods.
4. Explain about n-element uniform linear array for end-fire array with increased directivity.
5. Discuss in detail about the Hansen Woodyard array for n-elements.

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS:

1. What is binomial array?

2. Give the principle of pattern multiplication.
3. What is near and far field?
4. Write about co-ordinate system of antenna measurement.
5. Write about sources of error.
6. What is directivity? How to measure directivity?

Department of ECE
 VEMU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY::P.KOTHAKOTA
NEAR PAKALA, CHITTOOR-517112
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu)

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

AWP UNIT WISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

UNIT-V
ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. Explain all the different types of wave propagation.

2. Explain all the different layers of earth atmosphere.
3. Give the importance of troposheric propagation?
4. Discuss the reflection of sky waves by ionosphere.
5. What is signal fading? List the various types of fading and explain.
6. Discuss the atmospheric effects in space wave propagation.
7. Discuss the structure of Ionosphere.
8. Give the relation between MUF and skip distance.

TWO MARKS QUESTIONS:

1. Explain critical frequency.

2. Define
(a) Virtual Height
(b) Skip Distance
(c) Multi-Hop Propagation
(d) Fading
(e) Duct Propagation
(f) Ray Path
(g) Super Refraction

Department of ECE