I.

Identification

1. Zone considered to extend out from the antenna to a distance of pi(D^2)/8λ.

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2. Yagi-Uda antenna is a _____ antenna.

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3. Zone considered to extend out from the antenna to a distance of 2(D^2)/λ.

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4. It is also called as input impedance.

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5. It is also called as the “near field”

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6. Yagi-Uda antenna is developed by

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7. It is also called as the “far field”

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8. It states that the pattern, directivity, aperture, and terminal impedance of antenna are the same when it is used
as transmitting or receiving antenna.
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9. It is the zone between two regions

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10. It is a highly _____ antenna, and highly _____ antenna.

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11. If the obstruction is at ____________, the reflected signal and direct signal will have a phase addition thus, the
received signal is “maximum”
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12. It is a graph showing the actual or relative field intensity at fixed distance as a function of the direction from the
antenna system.
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13. If the obstruction is at ____________, the reflected signal and direct signal will have a phase opposition thus,
the received signal is “minimum”.
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14. Yagi-Uda antenna operates above

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15. It is the direction of maximum radiation
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16. Any device capable of transmitting electromagnetic energy and/or receiving electromagnetic radiation.
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17. It is also called as “side lobe” and it is the direction of minimum radiation
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18. The range of distance of transmission and reception of a Yagi-Uda antenna is

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19. It is the direction with radiation intensity equal to zero.

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20. It is a polar diagram which indicates how well an antenna transmits or receives in different direction.
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21. The four factors which determine the radiation pattern of an antenna.
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22. The Yagi-Uda antenna consists of three elements

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23. An Isotropic antenna has a gain of

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24. Any receiving antenna transfers energy from the atmosphere to its terminal with the same efficiency with which
it transfers energy from transmitter into the atmosphere assuming that the frequency is same.
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25. A practical antenna has a gain of

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26. The element of the Yagi-Uda antenna that is connected to the feedline.
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27. It is an antenna that radiates uniformly in all directions in space.

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28. Radiation pattern at the receiver.

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29. Ratio of the power density in a particular direction of one antenna to the power density that would be radiated
by an antenna.
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30. The active element of the Ygai-Uda antenna.
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31. The gain of a Hertzian Dipole

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32. Propagation of the wave is perpendicular to its direction.

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33. The gain of a Half-wave Dipole

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34. The Parasitic element of the Yagi-Uda antenna.

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35. The longer the antenna, the __________ the directive gain.
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36. Antenna functions as a _______ circuit.

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37. Non-resonant antennas have __________ directive gain than resonant antennas.
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38. Five applications of the Yagi-Uda antenna.

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39. The directive gain of all practical antennas is greater than ________.
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40. It is also called as receiving area or effective area or captured area.

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41. The gain in the direction of one of the major lobes in antenna radiation pattern.
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42. __________ and _________ is an additional conducting elements used in order to increase its Directivity.
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43. The ratio of the applied voltage of the flowing current.

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44. Wireless Communication is also called as

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45. It is the AC resistance, ratio of power radiated to the antenna to the source of the current of the feed point.
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46. If a Yagi-Uda antenna were used as a _________ antenna. The ___________ as well as the ___________ were
not directly connected to the feed line, only the ___________ was connected to the feed line, thus the
___________ element drives the current, thus it was called as “driven element”.
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47. It is the ground resistance of the antenna, discharge of corona effects, losses in imperfect dielectric very near
the antennas, and the eddy current loss.
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48. Propagation of the wave is parallel to its direction.

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49. It is also called as the ohmic resistance and effective resistance.

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50. ________ an _________ only obtained power from the dipole.

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51. It is the product of the power fed to an antenna and its power gain.
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52. If the antenna is cut at exact length, its equivalent impedance is ______, voltage and current are ________,
there is ______________, and operating frequency is ______ to resonant frequency.
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53. It is the power radiated by an antenna in its favored direction taking the gain of the antenna into account as
referenced to an isotropic radiator.
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54. The length of the dipole should be 5% shorter than one half wavelength to compensate the _________ due to
the capacitance of the antenna.
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55. It is the physical orientation of radiated waves in space dictated by the direction of the electric field.
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56. Gain of the antenna at 100% efficiency.

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57. It a polarization where the electric vector has a particular direction in space.
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58. Three reasons for putting/ arranging the antennas or elements of the antenna array
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59. It is a linear polarization where the electric field is perpendicular to earth’s surface.
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60. If the antenna is greater than wavelength/4, its equivalent impedance is ______, voltage and current are
________, there is ______________, and operating frequency is ______ to resonant frequency.
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61. It is a linear polarization where the electric field is parallel to earth’s surface.
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62. Two classification of array according to the direction of maximum radiation

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63. Three solutions to overshooting.

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64. It is an electrical conductor or array of conductors that radiates signal energy (transmitting) and/or collects
signal energy (receiving).
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65. It is a polarization where the electric vector rotates about the axis of the direction of propagation with equal
magnitude.
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66. The maximum radiation is along the main axis of the antenna.
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67. It is a polarization where the electric vector rotates about the axis of the direction of propagation but the
amplitudes of its 2 linearly polarized components are unequal.
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68. If the antenna is less than wavelength/4, its equivalent impedance is ______, voltage and current are ________,
there is ______________, and operating frequency is ______ to resonant frequency.
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69. There is no fixed pattern of polarization variation.

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70. The maximum radiation is at right angle to the main axis of the antenna.
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71. Operating frequency range of the antenna.

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72. Gain of the antenna at lossless condition.

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73. It is the ratio of the power at the optimum direction of the antenna to the power 180 degrees from the optimum
direction.
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74. Two classification of array according to how the elements are connected
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75. It is the degree of concentration of the antenna radiation.

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76. It is a tunable circuit.

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77. It is the angular separation between two half power points in a major lobe of an antenna radiation pattern.
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78. All elements are connected to the feed line.

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79. It is the actual length of an antenna.

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80. It is also defined as transition device, or transducer between guided wave and free space or vice versa.
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81. Length that depends on the velocity factor

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82. Three reasons for the elements are connected to the feed line.
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83. It counter-balanced the inductive reactance of the equivalent impedance of the antenna to that of the capacitive
reactance or vice versa.
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84. Only one element is connected to the feed line.

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85. It is also called as principle of reciprocity.

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II. Problem Solving

1. An antenna slightly greater than λ /4 in length has an impedance of 80 ohms resistance plus 120 ohms inductive
reactance at 3.4 MHz. What size of capacitor should be connected in series with the antenna to shorten it
electrically to a λ /4 antenna?

2. A TV receiving antenna is to be constructed for channel 13. The spacing between the reflector and dipole should
be 2/10 of the wavelength. The spacing between director and dipole should be 1/10 of a wavelength. The length
of the director is 5% shorter than the dipole and the reflector is 5% longer than the dipole. Determine the
following:
a. Length of dipole
b. Length of reflector
c. Length of director
d. Spacing between dipole and reflector
e. Spacing between dipole and director

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3. An antenna has a radiation resistance of 72 ohms, a loss resistance of 8 ohms, and power gain of 16. What
efficiency and directivity does it have?

4. For a transmit antenna with a radiation resistance of 72 ohms, an effective antenna resistance of 8 ohms, D=20,
and an input power of 100 W. Determine the EIRP in dBw.

5. A satellite transmitter operates at 46 Hz with an antenna gain at 50dBi. The receiver is 36,000 km away. The
receiving antenna gain is 50dBi. If the transmitter power is 10 watts, find EIRP in dBw.

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6. An antenna has a gain of 14 dB. It is fed by an RG-8/U transmission line 250 ft long whose attenuation is 3.6
dB/100 ft at 220 MHz. The transmitter output is 50 W. Calculate: (Example 14-2 in Frenzel)
a. The transmission line loss
b. The effective radiated power.

7. Calculate the length of a half-wave dipole for an operating frequency of 200 MHz. (Blake)

8. A dipole antenna has a radiation resistance of 67 ohms and a loss resistance of 5 ohms, measured at the
feedpoint. Calculate the efficiency. (Blake)

9. Two antennas have gains of 5.3 dBi and 4.5 dBd, respectively. Which has greater gain?

10. A dipole antenna has an efficiency of 85%. Calculate its gain in decibels. (Blake)

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11. For the antenna pattern sketched in Figure 8.6, Find: (Blake)

a. The antenna gain in dBi and dBd

b. The front-to-back ratio in dB
c. The beamwidth for the major lobe
d. The angle, gain and beamwidth for the most important minor lobe

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12. A Yagi antenna has a gain of 10 dBi and a front-to-back ratio of 15 dB. It is located 15 km from a transmitter with
an ERP of 100 kW at a frequency of 100 MHz. The antenna is connected to a receiver via a matched feedline
with a loss of 2 dB. Calculate the signal power supplied to the receiver if the antenna is: (Blake)
a. Pointed directly toward the transmitting antenna.
b. Pointed directly away from the transmitting antenna.

13. A lossless half-wave dipole is located in a region with a field strength of 150 uV/m. Calculate the power that this
antenna can deliver to a receiver if the frequency is: (Blake)
a. 100 MHz
b. 500 MHz

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